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The only thing sadder than this fan base so publicly melting down is how much attention the oscars are getting over Ukraine, Egypt, Thailand and Venezuela.
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lack consistency? what in the world are you talking about? my objection to the human rights violations in Russia were BECAUSE THE OLYMPICS WERE BEING HELD THERE, and while that was going on there, the "Games" were shoved down our throats back at home as if they were a true celebration of the human spirit and nationalism and pride and whatever. How in god's name is that comparable, AT ALL, to Ukraine, Oscars, whatever? Seems to me those things are purely isolated, localized, self-c...
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no, not REGARDLESS. the Olympics were the essential part of my entire position. I would not be digging a position on Russia's laws if they were self-contained and not an international affair. I can say that because I don't post about the anti-gay laws around the rest of the third world. Whether or not you find those laws troubling outside of an Olympic context is your own deal. No inconsistency here, folks; but get ready for Brazil, I'll have a whole new wave of Olympic objections...