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At 2/10/14 03:32 PM, tyler2513 wrote: And frankly, if gays are that upset about it, Putin isn't keeping them there. They can leave.

you think it's easy emigrating and obtaining residence in another country?
are you seriously this ignorant to what life is like outside of your bedroom?

At 2/10/14 06:43 PM, yurgenburgen wrote: you think it's easy emigrating and obtaining residence in another country?
are you seriously this ignorant to what life is like outside of your bedroom?

well I mean to be fair, it is pretty easy to flee past a border. But it still doesn't justify dehuminization.

At 2/10/14 06:36 PM, Spedmallet wrote:

At 2/10/14 03:32 PM, tyler2513 wrote: I think the reason not all of America is on board with the boycott Russia because of their anti-gay stance, is because not every person in America has a problem with Russia's anti-gay stance.

So you're saying some people support dehumanization of others who choose a different sexual preference?

Obviously. There's a reason why gay rights aren't nationally recognized in the U.S. Lots of people oppose homosexuals. I'm not one of them, but there's only so much I can do in America about a problem in Russia. The Olympics are already well underway and I doubt any country will pull out and start protesting now.

Why can't they have the winter Olympics someplace warm and sunny, like Abu Dahbi?

At 2/9/14 08:18 PM, ChopstickClock wrote: Better to show them they're wrong by beating them, rather than act like a bunch of whiny assholes and let them get gold unopposed in every event, wouldn't you say?

Use your heads.

My thoughts exactly. Boycotting has never accomplished anything in the history of the Olympics in regards to substantive policy change; history has shown us that. Boycotting the Sochi Olympics would've been an exercise in futility.

I oppose Russia's homophobic laws just as much as any other reasonable person, but I realize that it's best not to politicize the Olympics. Furthermore, boycotting the Olympics unfairly harms many athletes who worked very hard to participate in the winter games. As ChopstickClock said before, it's best to let the athletes compete and not politicize this event.

Hopefully, at least one gay athlete wins a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.