Amazing at how political the supposedly apolitical Olympics can be.
this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2024
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Sports and politics go hand-in-hand.
Yup, can't have one without the other.
I think it’s a stretch to call international competition “political.” But if you insist on doing that, then it’s silly to claim that they are supposed to be apolitical when every athlete competes under a flag.
The games are inherently political, just like every facet of humanity. Yes, it is silly to think they are apolitical, as they are framed to be.
What the fuck is this comment lol.
It is not a stretch at all lol
Well that was a perfectly substance-free reply.
The Olympics have always been political lol
The Nazis. The Soviets. China vs the US. Tommy Smith, the Munich Massacre, Jesse Owens. Boycotting the Olympics.
All political. Even deciding the venue is political as fuck bro
Like how do you have such an opinion and also no clue pop
It is de facto political because people bring their politics to it, and because people are who they are. It is also overtly organized around the nation states of the athletes which is essentially political. But the spirit of it is to set politics aside and compete in a sportsmanlike way on an even playing field. You might say who cares what the “spirit” is versus the facts, and you’d have a point, but then again I’m not sure we should characterize the event by how terrorists choose to abuse it, either.
Congratulations for actually saying your piece instead of just “lol bruh.” You just took part in a discussion!
Dude writes a whole dissertation just to agree with me while being condescending. Why waste the electricity 😂
Honestly, I agree to a point with them. Your other comment was vague and didn't make a direct point, while your followup made a valid point.
I smoke weed when I argue half baked politics online. I apologize
That's fair.
I dunno. Seems like they’re just saying the nature of competing in sports isn’t political. But the fact that the flag they’re draped in is inextricably tied to that nation’s geopolitical actions means that there’s no way it can’t be seen as political. Makes sense to me.
The ancient Olympic Games was literally the biggest and most important political event in ancient Greece(and during the hellenistic period, in the "World").
Everyone gathered there, wars were temporary suspended so if you had anything important to announce, you did it there. And thats why alliances were often announced there, alongside with shitload of backdoor deals and politicking.
We still got 126 total medals to their 91.
:P
Almost twice the number of silvers too. If you do like gold is three points, silver is two and bronze is one, the US ends up with a solid 20% margin of victory.
The US sent 592 athletes and competed in 34 events.
China sent 388 athletes for 33 events.
So… Europe? 160 ish?
160 ish what, gold? Not even close.
It only takes three EU countries to beat 40 gold
I got to 70 before getting bored.
Why is Hungary so good at the olympics
Technically the US (the country) gets +2 bronzes (Puerto Rico) and China (the country) gets +2 golds and +2 bronzes (Hong Kong)... but this whole comparison is stupid.