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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Yes, and that's the point. The opening ceremonies can be about the athletes and nations, or it can be about political statements. And if you want to allow one type of political statement, then you should be prepared to allow any.
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Sorry, that does not follow. There is nothing inherently contradictory about saying "We are willing to break the rules to demonstrate our displeasure with egregious human rights violations, but no other reason is acceptable".
Whether this is the correct way to go or not is another question, but it doesn't at all follow that if you allow statements about human rights you necessarily should allow any kind of political statement. That's a false equivalency, because human rights are not a political issue the same way that, for example, the revived Confederacy is.