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Originally Posted by korzym12
-It's pathetic that the original poster's best idea to improve the world is to make an issue out of gay rights, when innocent civilians are being killed in cold blood by terrorists in Syria - supported by the Canadian, U.S., British, and French governments. Featuring the Syrian flag on Olympic uniforms, in support of the Assad government, is the most relevant thing to do in today's world.
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I appreciate the worry over Syrian civilians, I really do.
If we forget that the whole notion that we shouldn't do anything about A because there is also a completely unrelated problem B doesn't actually make any sense and, unlike supporting human rights (which the IOC has already declared are not politics by boycotting South Africa) taking a stand on a civil war would be very blatantly against IOC policies...
...you should read up a little more on the situation in Syria.
It's a little bit more complicated.