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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
This has got to be the flimsiest reason ever to not boycott the Olympics.
The "life long dreams" of a few hundred athletes, the vast majority of whom we've never heard of and compete in obscure sports we don't pay attention to, is hardly a reason to not take a stand based on our principles.
Our "Canadian-ness" is not trumped by the hopes and dreams and sweat and tears and bla bla bla of these people. If Canadians feel we should boycott the Olympics, we should do it .
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That is rather callous. Just because you do not know much about these athletes and their discipline does not make the impact on their lives insignificant and easily discounted