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Originally Posted by Bawbag
The west didn't destroy the middle east. They have been fighting with each other from the start of time
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That's not true. In fact, the US has gone into various countries in the Middle East, and removed democratically elected and responsible governments, and replaced them with Islamic Militants. Iran, for instance, is a great example here.
I find the outrage against Ovie rather ignorant, to be honest. Anyone bat an eye when any sports figure show support to any US president? Well, either you should never care, or you should look more closely at what the US does around the world. If you still believe they fight for democracy and human rights, well... better look a bit more closely. In fact, going by international law, you will find that every US president going back to Nixon (and probably further back) is guilty of crimes against humanity - even Obama. People really don't know how many millions of people that the USA is directly or indirectly responsible for their deaths? I am betting that Kissinger - an advisor that every president utilizes - has been a part of the murder of so many people. So many people you ask? How many? Estimates throw him into the company of Stalin and Hitler.
Wouldn't it be so evil and horrific if Russia dropped a nuclear bomb on a major populated city somewhere in the world? Well, the USA remains to this day as the only nation on Earth that actually did so, and they did it twice.
If you are going to criticize Ovie for showing public support for Putin, then you should also criticize any professional athlete that has publicly supported any US president as well. I fail to see how someone makes the distinction between good and evil here. Both sides are responsible for a lot of heinous acts in this world. It is hypocritical not to do so, in my opinion. I think that athletes should not support any political figure, but instead use their popularity to draw attention for noteworthy causes.