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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
The part I believe is being blown out of proportion is the reaction I am getting for this belief. If the majority does not have the ability to grasp why I believe what I do, then that is very sad.
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The problem is not that people don't understand your argument. The problem is that people have
rejected your argument.
You say we can't pass judgment without understanding their thinking? I say we already understand their thinking. It wasn't all that much long ago that our society itself thought the same.
Just about the only thing you are right about here is that we can't force another culture to grow up. But we certainly can highlight and express our disdain for that culture's backwards beliefs.
Whether athletes can or should make any sort of formal protest is a fair question - and I certainly agree that the IOC will act to stop any such expression it is made aware of - but lets not pretend that people are wrong for wanting to make that expression because it might upset Russian cultural sensitivities.