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Originally Posted by gargamel
It was a disgrace that so many countries allowed the 1980 and 1984 Olympics to be politicized, and another boycott would be similarly ineffective in doing anything other than hurting the athletes and billions of spectators around the world. Some of the things that Russia is doing are disgusting, but the Olympics should never be about anything other than sport.
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I think athletes should get a cut of Olympic profits . . . . . so they should boycott for that reason.
However, I'd be in favour of athletes wearing "I Support Gay Rights + Putin Sucks" emblems on their uniforms at the Olympics. That would get just as much attention or more than a boycott.
Perhaps Putin should just declare that homosexuality doesn't exist in Russia like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did regarding Iran a few years ago. That would take care of the issue for the duration of the Olympics.
Cowperson