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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
I don’t know about that Fleury. These athletes likely feel angry and powerless, so this boycott gives them both a voice, an outlet for their anger, and a feeling of power or some sort of control over a situation that is extremely difficult and basically out of their control. If they feel they need to be heard and this is their way of being heard then all the power to them in my opinion.
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I think that's more than fair. I've never "lived" in the states, but I've spent a good deal of time there and sometimes the racial discrimination is glaring. To be away from their families during times like this, where for some their family or friends may be in communities where there are things going on must be difficult to be in a bubble away from. I do think they should have given warning as that would have brought more definable change, but I get it if they're upset and probably want to return home to their communities too.