Olympics got political. Damn them.

They've always been "political".
What's new ???

The 1936 Berlin Olympics and the Controversy of U.S Participation ...

The Olympic games have always been about the countries of the world coming together in healthy and friendly competition. These events have been opportunities to celebrate the hard work, athleticism, and mental strength of athletes from all over the world. In theory, any political riffs are supposed to be set aside, at least for the duration of the Olympics, so that for a moment, the world can be at peace. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) even promotes the concept of the “Olympic Truce” in its charter, a policy which was observed during the ancient Olympics. Despite the IOC’s goals for international peace during the games, politics have disrupted the Olympic games throughout modern history, whether by boycotts, propaganda, or protests. The 1936 Berlin Olympics were a notable example of this.

Berlin was voted to host the 1936 Olympic Games in 1931, before the Nazi Party came to power in Germany. Proposed boycotts of the Berlin Olympics arose in many Western countries, who were appalled by Germany’s racist policies and human rights violations. Still, 49 countries attended the games in Berlin, the most countries to attend an Olympiad up to that date. The German government used the international spotlight as an opportunity to portray the country as a benign and progressive nation while also providing fuel for its Aryan-superiority propaganda, the latter of which the IOC specifically prohibited. The 1936 Berlin Olympics Games and the controversy of American participation in those games was the first of the so-called political Olympics games. For Hitler, the 1936 games were a pageant for Nazi propaganda. The United States and the world had an opportunity to stand up against Hitler’s Germany and boycott the games. Why didn’t they?
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1936 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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I love watching the olympics, but now its all political bullshit. It's competition in sports. Leave the political crap out of it, and competitors stfu with what they think. They are there to compete. Period.

With that said..who will be watching on tv and which is your favorite to watch in the winter olympics? Jamaica is going again with a bob sled team! That, I look forward to seeing and hope they do well. Love ice skating, snowboarding, ski jumps, and just about all of the winter sports. And you?

Some who are representing a country are not citizens of that country I disagree with doing that. I like the Biathlon and yes I do cheer for the young ladies in figure and ice dancing :thup:
 
Total division by Democrat power grabbers. The President is supposed to rule over ALL the people. Biden pillories all conservatives in his rearranged lies. If he keeps it up, he will be ruling over ONLY Democrats for dividing and dumping Republicans in his trash bin. Conservatives aren't going to take that blithering balderdash much longer.
While I think I understand what you are trying to say/express, we in the USA do not elect(or re-elect) a new dictator every four years. POTUS does NOT "rule over ALL", but is an executive decision maker which should lead by example.

Too often of late the psuedo-liberal Leftist socialists (a.k.a. Democrats) elected to (or seeking) that office have thought themselves an exceptional elite that is to "RULE OVER ALL" such as seen by Obama-nation 'I have a pen and a phone, who needs to work with Congress' and the divisive "Witch of the East Arkansas" whom cast half the nation as a "basket of deplorables".

The pitiful barrel bottoms that pass for leaders coming from the Democrat ranks illustrate why the concept of fragging will not disappear soon.
 

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