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Originally Posted by valo403
Honestly, #### the IOC. I would love to see an entire country or individual athletes do just that, and I think that's the best course of action. Force the IOC to come down hard on someone taking that stand, let's see how well that goes over. The IOC, like FIFA, is starting to skate on thin ice. People aren't as content to just sit back and let these corrupt fiefdoms do as they wish, if they start punishing people for speaking out in favor of human rights they can expect to see that ice thin considerably.
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Would you support athletes from the American south walking in carrying flags with the confederate cross? Or to completely Godwin this discussion, what about a Nazi flag? Is this a free speech issue for you, or a "speech I agree with" issue?
The IOC has a great many faults, but wanting to keep the Games themselves apolitical is not one of them.