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Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache
Awesome for Ovechkin. Funny how people had no problem cheering for American NHL players when George Bush killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis but Ovechkin is a POS for supporting his president....double standards much?
Keep politics out of hockey. I hope Ovechkin breaks the record and peace for the entire world.
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I’m rooting for Ovie to break the record and he’s been one of my fav players since entering the league but when I first read this I thought it was a bit of a ridiculous comparison, only because I don’t remember players really backing Bush nor any other US invasions. I was going to respond saying that but I’m older now and figured I should try and fact check, found this article:
https://yvesengler.com/2023/04/01/nh...torical-roots/
Not sure about the source but was able to corroborate the details with some google searching. Anyways it’s eye opening but it doesn’t make me hate any of the players mentioned in the article. The other major factor is although Ovie has shown support for Putin in the past he has stated he does not want war and just wants peace. He won’t outright denounce Putin but I think we’re all aware that dissent towards Putin can lead to some serious consequences. Pretty big contrast to the players in the article who were fully in support of invasions.
Anyways not trying to throw any players under the bus, just saying this poster made a really good point and I’m glad I learned something from it.