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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
This is a poor argument as we are discussing the Olympics here which has nothing to do with slavery. We are discussing the Olympics and the merit of a boycott solely here. If the politics of opression in China didn't warrant a boycott in the eyes of athletes and the IOC what makes you think a less severe topic like this anti-gay propoganda law will?
Please enlighten me why this is different and why they should all of a sudden use this venue of the worlds largest sports competition to take a hard political stance on a controversial law that pertains to a single country. Tell me why hundreds and countries and thousands of athletes should throw away years of preparation and billions of committed dollars just because Russia has a stupid grey area anti-gay propoganda law? Tell me in an intelligent manner without ridiculous references to slavery.
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Look up, that's the point sailing over your head.
You made the ridiculous argument that somehow a previous failure to act negates the ability to act now. That's idiotic. Things change, people wise up and things that were previously allowed to pass without comment become unacceptable. Using your logic once you decline to protest something once you've had your chance. Replace slavery with anything, women's right to vote, racial equality, workers rights, anything. Let it go once and you can't protest it later. You actually took it a step further than that by saying that not protesting something in years past precludes you from protesting
anything in the future. It's clearly an absurd argument.