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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I don’t see a lot of desperation from people who don’t care that he’s friends with Putin, I just see people not caring that he’s friends with Putin. It’s not difficult. If there’s desperation, it’s people from people who can’t seem to ignore him or the fact that people are cheering for him.
His views are as relevant to his goal scoring record as any individual makes it. But, at a certain point, people are going to have to figure out if they’re trying to convince other people not to like Ovechkin or if they’re trying to convince themselves, because it seems like the people most passionate about the topic are “former” Ovechkin fans as opposed to current and never-was.
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I was an Ovechkin fan since before he was in the NHL. Loved the way he played like a bull in a china shop.
I'm torn on calling myself a "former" Ovechkin fan, but stuff like this is pushing me over the edge:
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This claim is at the heart of the entire story: the idea that if Ovechkin or any of the other players were to criticize Putin or the invasion, there would be terrible consequences for their families in Russia.
But Malamud says there's no evidence of that.
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Malamud offers the example of singer Alla Pugacheva, a beloved star and arguably Russia's biggest celebrity for the past 50 years, who left Russia to live in Israel when the invasion began.
Soon after, she and her almost equally famous husband, comedian Maxim Galkin, began criticizing the war.
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"[She] comes out and says very unambiguously in the first months of the war, 'This is a crime. We shouldn't be doing this. This is horrible.' Ovechkin can't do it?"
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There are other examples of Russian celebrities and sports figures speaking out against the war without known consequences for their families.
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Ovi is a believer. He has bought all the propaganda sold to him. Very likely believes that to restore Russia's greatness, they have to restore the Soviet Union and/or the Russian Empire.
Hard for me to remain a fan of his and cheer his goals like I used to.