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Originally Posted by transplant99
Would Russia participate though?
See that's where boycotting loses its real ability to mean anything. You do it to them....they will in turn do it to you. Not that it should be a huge deterrent in making a statement, but its just the reality of things.
Boycotting Sochi wont make a lick of difference to the Russians, period. In fact it will only allow their medal haul to be greater and that is something that simply cannot be allowed as that is where they get a great deal of satisfaction from.
If an athlete wants to say "screw you" to the Russians as a protest individually, then they should be allowed to and without consequence. Beyond that though, governments should stay clear from making political statements through athletic performance.
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If the Olympics wasn't already a highly political event I'd likely lean further in this direction. The fact is that the olympics are highly politicized and have been for decades. I'm not sure that a full boycott is the answer, but it's good to see that this issue is continuing to remain on the front page. The pathetic actions of the Russian government should be publicized, and it's gotten even better now that the IOC has shown it's true colors.