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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Canadians wore pride flag gear in Sochi 2014. Not sure "the beast" cared.
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Going and allowing the athletes to protest on international television would have more impact than not going. If we don't go, it's a footnote at the start of the games and then they go on as usual. Nobody in the UK is going to care where Canada is. The athletes would be punished by the IOC of course, so I'm sure that would weigh on any decision, but you know.
I agree that China would not give two ####s, but if the point is solely to raise international attention, that seems like a better way to do it. I would argue that more people think of the black power salute at the 1968 Olympics than the boycott of the 1980 Olympics.
The 1980 Olympic boycott, for what it's worth, accomplished very little.