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Originally Posted by Beninho
The players who decide to attend the State of the Union will reveal a lot about where they stand. This goes far beyond a ceremonial handshake and visit, it is active participation in propaganda. The players who attend will be expected to offer tacit approval through their presence and applause of everything Trump says, which will almost for sure include jabs at Canadian sovereignty. I cannot remember any time in the past where any American national team was present at a State of the Union address, I don’t think it has ever happened. I could be wrong though.
It is a moment that demands a backbone. It is a moment to remember Nikita Zadorov, who jeopardized his future and exiled himself from his home country to stand on his principles. That is the weight of real morality.
By comparison, declining an invitation to this spectacle is a minor inconvenience. For a player who claims to just be 'not political,' avoiding this is the only logical choice. You cannot claim neutrality while allowing yourself to be trotted out as a Soviet-style prop for a divisive populist President. It’s actually insane that USA hockey would agree to being present at what will be a divisive and politically charged speech. I don’t think many of these players are educated enough or sober enough to realize the gravity of the decision they are making by attending. Hopefully there is a moment of clarity for some of these men and they decide to stand with their fellow women’s team and decline the invitation.
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Well said Beninho.
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These guys come in and it’s always a nice polite one. You serve them because you dont want to cause a scene. And then they become a regular and after awhile they bring a friend. And that dude is cool too.
And THEY bring friends and they stop being cool and then you realize, oh, this is a Nazi bar now. And its too late because they’re entrenched and if you try to kick them out, they cause a PROBLEM. So you have to shut them down.
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