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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 1177 Views
Being on a country's Olympic team is a privilege, not a right - 25/07/2012 11:00:24 PM 672 Views
So banning blacks would be cool if it was legal in that country? - 25/07/2012 11:08:52 PM 835 Views
If that's how the country wants to run itself - 25/07/2012 11:13:04 PM 707 Views
The IOC can ban nations from participating for that sort of stunt. - 25/07/2012 11:33:23 PM 854 Views
So that excuses thought control? - 25/07/2012 11:49:58 PM 755 Views
If Hitler could let Jesse Owens run... - 25/07/2012 11:07:19 PM 899 Views
Yes. Political power should not be used to enforce morals. - 25/07/2012 11:53:19 PM 640 Views
The national Olympic Committees aren't the government. - 26/07/2012 12:02:43 AM 615 Views
Even worse. - 26/07/2012 12:08:05 AM 663 Views
Erm - 26/07/2012 12:29:32 AM 693 Views
I fail to see how the whole team would be thrown out. - 26/07/2012 12:41:16 AM 694 Views
Because the IOC throws them out if the national government interferes in the national committe. *NM* - 26/07/2012 12:43:39 AM 384 Views
Well, that's absurd. - 26/07/2012 01:09:41 AM 766 Views
As with most things, I doubt the practice matches the theory - 26/07/2012 10:45:55 AM 683 Views
Africans != illegals - 25/07/2012 11:19:32 PM 772 Views
Specious reasoning. - 26/07/2012 12:07:08 AM 599 Views
Who are you to decide that? - 26/07/2012 12:16:45 AM 739 Views
I'm not the one deciding. - 26/07/2012 12:36:17 AM 604 Views
Essentially you're saying "there are lots of racists in Europe". - 26/07/2012 08:28:26 AM 710 Views
That's an oversimplification. - 29/07/2012 03:13:14 AM 658 Views
You stated it as a fact. - 26/07/2012 07:49:58 PM 657 Views
I think any organisation should have the right to choose who represents them - 25/07/2012 11:20:36 PM 674 Views
Well, but that's not the end of it. - 26/07/2012 12:12:09 AM 745 Views
It is for me - 26/07/2012 12:26:25 AM 656 Views
So...conformity ahead? *NM* - 26/07/2012 12:40:03 AM 327 Views
Is that all that happened? - 25/07/2012 11:28:17 PM 615 Views
That and some pro-Golden Dawn statements. - 26/07/2012 12:14:25 AM 804 Views
For me it is more than enough - 26/07/2012 12:32:35 AM 597 Views
It's not what happened to her that I typically waver on. - 27/07/2012 03:08:45 PM 631 Views
It's not a matter of freedom of expression - 26/07/2012 09:49:59 PM 792 Views
This. *NM* - 26/07/2012 10:26:37 PM 346 Views
I oppose censorship even if it is not comng from the government - 26/07/2012 10:16:30 PM 644 Views
How is it censorship? - 27/07/2012 02:33:30 AM 749 Views
try looking up the word censorship and ask yourself would their actions supress speech - 27/07/2012 02:59:11 AM 872 Views
I know the definition thank you. How exactly was her communication suppressed? - 27/07/2012 05:54:39 PM 768 Views
you are right public punishment of political expression could never been seen as suppression - 27/07/2012 06:20:15 PM 891 Views
Well - 27/07/2012 07:20:27 PM 656 Views
Where did she ever imply she wanted them to be bitten? *NM* - 27/07/2012 08:03:05 PM 411 Views
Hello earth.... "food from home". - 27/07/2012 08:26:15 PM 629 Views
OK I repeat my question: Where did she she WANTED them to be bit? - 30/07/2012 09:07:01 PM 915 Views
Um, she referred to them as food? - 27/07/2012 08:38:22 PM 669 Views
No what is silly is inferring that she hoped they would be bitten *NM* - 30/07/2012 09:09:18 PM 449 Views
No what is silly is inferring that she hoped they would be bitten *NM* - 30/07/2012 09:09:27 PM 367 Views
I'm with you on this - I don't think she wanted them to be bitten. - 27/07/2012 09:02:05 PM 732 Views
It was insensitive at best - 30/07/2012 09:25:06 PM 1160 Views
One problem. - 27/07/2012 04:54:52 AM 645 Views
Exactly - 27/07/2012 12:05:14 PM 668 Views
where do you people get these backasswards idea of what censorship is? PCmart? - 27/07/2012 02:01:29 PM 702 Views
We can have this conversation w/o you being mean. - 27/07/2012 02:57:02 PM 660 Views
I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship - 27/07/2012 04:18:54 PM 753 Views
Re: I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship - 27/07/2012 05:01:37 PM 663 Views
OK did I miss read what you said? - 27/07/2012 06:41:51 PM 823 Views
No, but the disagreement is important. - 27/07/2012 07:09:11 PM 638 Views
Re: I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship - 27/07/2012 06:23:17 PM 599 Views
sorry I forgot the Olympic spirit was about banning athletes for dumb jokes they apologized for - 27/07/2012 08:30:08 PM 580 Views
I know you said it but do you actually believe it? - 27/07/2012 01:56:35 PM 634 Views
It's a good question, but yes, I do. - 27/07/2012 02:42:28 PM 686 Views
Are going to ban everyone and everyone country who says something about anyone else? - 27/07/2012 04:47:51 PM 591 Views
Yes, that is clearly exactly what I said. - 27/07/2012 05:10:37 PM 634 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 651 Views
Surely you don't think... - 27/07/2012 02:57:47 PM 564 Views
Heh. - 27/07/2012 05:53:07 PM 780 Views
Typo? There are limits to our credulity... or to mine, anyway. - 27/07/2012 06:27:44 PM 659 Views
Looks like Voula Papachristou agrees with Tom - 27/07/2012 07:09:30 PM 682 Views
Quite understandable. But so's the Greek OC's decision. - 27/07/2012 07:11:31 PM 682 Views
And now a Swiss footabller has gone as well - 30/07/2012 08:22:45 PM 697 Views
That's just poor sportsmanship. *NM* - 30/07/2012 08:53:53 PM 467 Views
And an Australian athlete has been sent home now - 04/08/2012 10:12:12 AM 521 Views

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