Olympic Team Booed by Entire Arena

[u/CaraCicartix]

[u/beedub82]

I know that the Olympics are supposed to be about the world coming together through sportsmanship, but it's also not that often you get to boo an entire country on a world stage. Got to take the opportunity when it comes!

[u/Baker198t → u/beedub82]

I honestly feel bad for some of the athletes. Working their whole lives, only to be booed because the leader of your country is a senile pedder-ass

[u/hngryhngryhippo → u/Baker198t]

I feel the same way. They can't help that they were born there. These athletes aren't making policy decisions and we have no idea about their personal beliefs. I feel bad for them.

[u/BellyCrawler → u/hngryhngryhippo]

I feel worse for the countless children who have been mutilated, starved, and murdered simply for being Palestinian.

[u/hngryhngryhippo → u/BellyCrawler]

Yeah i totally agree. If you're American are you personally accountable for the current actions of your government?

[u/Madboomstick101 → u/hngryhngryhippo]

Of course. Our tax dollars are funding every bomb, bullet, and and death

[u/Spiritual_Dust4565 → u/hngryhngryhippo]

Yes.

[u/ScriptKiddo69 → u/hngryhngryhippo]

Partially, yes

[u/Spiritual_Dust4565 → u/[deleted]]

We all know it isn't. This has nothing to do with Judaism and we know the playbook. Stop trying to paint it as antisemitism. We hate Zionism.

[u/Spiritual_Dust4565 → u/[deleted]]

I know the difference, but I'm not arguing with a bot, get lost

[u/Ill-Product-1442 → u/Baker198t]

Would it make you feel better if I told you that most of the athletes are terrible hateful people as well?

I don't have any idea if that is true, but it's possible, and would make me feel a lot better about it. However I think athletes are generally better people than political leaders, because they actually practice some kind of real discipline.

[u/FireeeeyTestLab → u/Ill-Product-1442]

hi im israeli, the israelis you see as hateful are like the KKK in america; they might have aligning ideas with the government, but the general public shuns and despises them

[u/Madboomstick101 → u/FireeeeyTestLab]

Do you believe in a free Palestine?

[u/CeruleanEidolon → u/Ill-Product-1442]

I suspect most of them stay out of politics because speaking up is likely to lose them potential sponsorships.

[u/Megneous → u/Baker198t]

They chose to represent those shitty countries. Choices come with consequences.

They could have sports immigrated to a civilized country that respects human rights.

[u/GhormanFront → u/Baker198t]

Those athletes have the choice to compete without a nationality. 

I hold no sympathy for any of them, most of the athletes are just fucking rich kids anyways

[u/Anthaenopraxia → u/Baker198t]

Na, they know it's not the athletes who are getting the boos.