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Originally Posted by valo403
No, sorry but that's garbage. Athlete's should not drive policy on issues of human rights. That's ridiculous.
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If this was a march for human rights i would fully agree, but if boycotting the Olympics becomes the answer then this becomes about the Athletes, all the athletes in the Sochi Olympics.
If this was solely about human rights violated by the Russians with their mob beatings of gays and denouncing gay athletes. That atrocity is entirely different then forcing gay and non gay athletes to boycott their Olympic games by politicians.
I have no doubt in my mind that several athletes from around the world will show solidarity and make several statements at Sochi.
The statement made in 1968 with Tommie Smith and John Carlos wearing OPHR badges and black gloves fists was a statement still discussed and honored to this day.
If they would have boycotted the world would have never known what they stood for and against.