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Old 02-21-2026, 12:08 PM   #770
Jiri Hrdina
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger View Post
I don’t know I think it kind of was a blow to the confidence of the communists. It didn’t have much to do with the fall of the Berlin wall or anything but it felt important.

1972 and 1987 and every single other international competition including the Olympics during that time were a battle between the west and the communists. And it was about proving a supremacy of one way of a life versus another.

Whether or not that’s true here perhaps is up for debate. But I don’t think it’s fair to expect anyone to stick their head in the sand and pretend like there isn’t some pretty serious threats from the United States of America to the rest of the world right now. And especially Canada.

The outcome of this hockey game isn’t gonna affect Trump’s presidency. But just like 1972 it means more because of the political climate.
I’ve not said there aren’t serious threats from the United States
I just don’t think this game matters as part of that bigger and way more important topic
I won’t feel any better about the state of the world if Canada wins.
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