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sorry I forgot the Olympic spirit was about banning athletes for dumb jokes they apologized for random thoughts Send a noteboard - 27/07/2012 08:30:08 PM
Hitler hosting is fine. China and their human rights issues hosting are fine. Iran supporting terrorism and still sending athletes is fine. North Korea is more than welcome. A young women tweeting a dumb joke they promptly apologized for though that deserves that harshest penalty available. OK now I understand the Olympic spirit. There are just some sorts of people who think the wrong way that we don't want there.

Sorry but this PC run amok and this young lady should not have all her hard work sacrificed on the altar of false tolerance. The whole “I tolerate anything but intolerance argument is one of the dumbest arguments I have seen intelligent people make.

I guess you can make the argument that the Greeks have the right to ban anyone they choose but by the same token I have the right to point out that they are small minded morons how have no tolerance for people who don't toe the line on political opinion. It is a two edged sword you know.
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Am I the only one who thinks Voula Papachristou should not have been kicked out of the Olympics? - 25/07/2012 10:55:19 PM 1355 Views
Being on a country's Olympic team is a privilege, not a right - 25/07/2012 11:00:24 PM 849 Views
So banning blacks would be cool if it was legal in that country? - 25/07/2012 11:08:52 PM 992 Views
If that's how the country wants to run itself - 25/07/2012 11:13:04 PM 870 Views
The IOC can ban nations from participating for that sort of stunt. - 25/07/2012 11:33:23 PM 1013 Views
So that excuses thought control? - 25/07/2012 11:49:58 PM 917 Views
If Hitler could let Jesse Owens run... - 25/07/2012 11:07:19 PM 1062 Views
Yes. Political power should not be used to enforce morals. - 25/07/2012 11:53:19 PM 800 Views
The national Olympic Committees aren't the government. - 26/07/2012 12:02:43 AM 783 Views
Even worse. - 26/07/2012 12:08:05 AM 824 Views
Erm - 26/07/2012 12:29:32 AM 865 Views
I fail to see how the whole team would be thrown out. - 26/07/2012 12:41:16 AM 860 Views
Because the IOC throws them out if the national government interferes in the national committe. *NM* - 26/07/2012 12:43:39 AM 460 Views
Well, that's absurd. - 26/07/2012 01:09:41 AM 940 Views
As with most things, I doubt the practice matches the theory - 26/07/2012 10:45:55 AM 843 Views
Africans != illegals - 25/07/2012 11:19:32 PM 896 Views
Specious reasoning. - 26/07/2012 12:07:08 AM 761 Views
Who are you to decide that? - 26/07/2012 12:16:45 AM 929 Views
I'm not the one deciding. - 26/07/2012 12:36:17 AM 762 Views
Essentially you're saying "there are lots of racists in Europe". - 26/07/2012 08:28:26 AM 881 Views
That's an oversimplification. - 29/07/2012 03:13:14 AM 832 Views
You stated it as a fact. - 26/07/2012 07:49:58 PM 817 Views
I think any organisation should have the right to choose who represents them - 25/07/2012 11:20:36 PM 836 Views
Well, but that's not the end of it. - 26/07/2012 12:12:09 AM 899 Views
It is for me - 26/07/2012 12:26:25 AM 812 Views
So...conformity ahead? *NM* - 26/07/2012 12:40:03 AM 396 Views
Is that all that happened? - 25/07/2012 11:28:17 PM 780 Views
That and some pro-Golden Dawn statements. - 26/07/2012 12:14:25 AM 966 Views
For me it is more than enough - 26/07/2012 12:32:35 AM 750 Views
It's not what happened to her that I typically waver on. - 27/07/2012 03:08:45 PM 785 Views
It's not a matter of freedom of expression - 26/07/2012 09:49:59 PM 973 Views
This. *NM* - 26/07/2012 10:26:37 PM 416 Views
I oppose censorship even if it is not comng from the government - 26/07/2012 10:16:30 PM 814 Views
How is it censorship? - 27/07/2012 02:33:30 AM 909 Views
try looking up the word censorship and ask yourself would their actions supress speech - 27/07/2012 02:59:11 AM 1039 Views
I know the definition thank you. How exactly was her communication suppressed? - 27/07/2012 05:54:39 PM 933 Views
you are right public punishment of political expression could never been seen as suppression - 27/07/2012 06:20:15 PM 1057 Views
Well - 27/07/2012 07:20:27 PM 811 Views
Where did she ever imply she wanted them to be bitten? *NM* - 27/07/2012 08:03:05 PM 472 Views
Hello earth.... "food from home". - 27/07/2012 08:26:15 PM 787 Views
OK I repeat my question: Where did she she WANTED them to be bit? - 30/07/2012 09:07:01 PM 1103 Views
Um, she referred to them as food? - 27/07/2012 08:38:22 PM 843 Views
No what is silly is inferring that she hoped they would be bitten *NM* - 30/07/2012 09:09:18 PM 530 Views
No what is silly is inferring that she hoped they would be bitten *NM* - 30/07/2012 09:09:27 PM 438 Views
I'm with you on this - I don't think she wanted them to be bitten. - 27/07/2012 09:02:05 PM 861 Views
It was insensitive at best - 30/07/2012 09:25:06 PM 1356 Views
One problem. - 27/07/2012 04:54:52 AM 815 Views
Exactly - 27/07/2012 12:05:14 PM 822 Views
where do you people get these backasswards idea of what censorship is? PCmart? - 27/07/2012 02:01:29 PM 877 Views
We can have this conversation w/o you being mean. - 27/07/2012 02:57:02 PM 851 Views
I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship - 27/07/2012 04:18:54 PM 929 Views
Re: I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship - 27/07/2012 05:01:37 PM 840 Views
OK did I miss read what you said? - 27/07/2012 06:41:51 PM 980 Views
No, but the disagreement is important. - 27/07/2012 07:09:11 PM 822 Views
Re: I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship - 27/07/2012 06:23:17 PM 761 Views
sorry I forgot the Olympic spirit was about banning athletes for dumb jokes they apologized for - 27/07/2012 08:30:08 PM 751 Views
I know you said it but do you actually believe it? - 27/07/2012 01:56:35 PM 794 Views
It's a good question, but yes, I do. - 27/07/2012 02:42:28 PM 846 Views
Are going to ban everyone and everyone country who says something about anyone else? - 27/07/2012 04:47:51 PM 758 Views
Yes, that is clearly exactly what I said. - 27/07/2012 05:10:37 PM 799 Views
i have a feeling you are being influenced by that pic they run with all the articles about her? - 27/07/2012 02:14:13 PM 814 Views
Surely you don't think... - 27/07/2012 02:57:47 PM 725 Views
Heh. - 27/07/2012 05:53:07 PM 970 Views
Typo? There are limits to our credulity... or to mine, anyway. - 27/07/2012 06:27:44 PM 811 Views
Looks like Voula Papachristou agrees with Tom - 27/07/2012 07:09:30 PM 836 Views
Quite understandable. But so's the Greek OC's decision. - 27/07/2012 07:11:31 PM 852 Views
And now a Swiss footabller has gone as well - 30/07/2012 08:22:45 PM 855 Views
That's just poor sportsmanship. *NM* - 30/07/2012 08:53:53 PM 535 Views
And an Australian athlete has been sent home now - 04/08/2012 10:12:12 AM 683 Views

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