Look valo, we're just not going to agree here. if Russia had sat out in 2010 it wouldn't have made a lick of difference to me as a fan of Canada. Maybe during people would have been talking about it (and I guess maybe thats the point you and others are going for here) but once all is said and done one team has the gold, and that's all anyone in the Olympics really cares about.
I really do think something needs to be done about the policy and many other human rights issues world wide. I just don't think sitting out the Olympics is going affect that at all and would rather see the efforts put towards something else.
I think more impactful would be to see an actual gay athete win something and then hold a sign on the podium that said "I'm gay and am faster/stronger/whatever than you" or something along those lines, maybe with a little more thought. Russia's actions that followed would be the real eye openers in my opinion.
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