XPost: alt.tv.pol-incorrect, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics   
   XPost: rec.sport.olympics   
   From: NOT-SURE@idiocracy.gov   
      
   On 12/14/20 4:33 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:   
   > Athletes participating in next year’s Olympics will not be sanctioned   
   > for “peacefully and respectfully” demonstrating in support of social   
   > justice causes, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced   
   > Thursday.   
   >   
   > The Hill reported that previous guidelines from the committee   
   > prohibited athletes from participating in any “kind of demonstration or   
   > political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic   
   > sites, venues or other areas.” Those guidelines have now been relaxed,   
   > at least for one particular type of political demonstration.   
   >   
   > “First and foremost, it is critical to state unequivocally that human   
   > rights are not political, and peaceful calls for equity and equality   
   > must not be confused with divisive demonstrations,” USOPC CEO Sarah   
   > Hirshland said in a statement.   
   >   
   > Hirshland pointed to several Team USA athletes who were reprimanded for   
   > protesting, saying the Olympic organization “should have supported   
   > instead of condemned, and advocated for understanding instead of   
   > relying on previous precedent.” Hirshland then apologized.   
   >   
   > The athletes mentioned were John Carlos and Tommie Smith, who famously   
   > raised their fists in a “Black Power” salute after winning medals in   
   > 1968. Decades later, Smith claimed he was not making a “Black Power”   
   > salute, but a “human rights” salute.   
   >   
   > Hirshland also mentioned Gwen Berry, a shot put and hammer throw   
   > Olympian who also raised her fist at the 2019 Pan American Games at the   
   > end of the national anthem and made disparaging remarks about President   
   > Donald Trump. During those same games, Race Imboden — who was also   
   > mentioned by Hirshland — knelt during the national anthem.   
   >   
   > Such protests have been widely considered to be anti-American and   
   > particularly, anti-law enforcement under the guise of anti-racism.   
   > Anthem kneeling began with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick,   
   > whose activism quickly spun into supporting Marxist and Socialist   
   > ideologies.   
   >   
   > “The USOPC’s decision recognizes that Team USA athletes serve as a   
   > beacon of inspiration and unity globally, and their voices have and   
   > will be a force for good and progress in our society,” Hirshland said   
   > in her statement. “In the United States, we need to continue to use the   
   > platforms we have available to us to foster discussion, education and   
   > action for racial and social justice.”   
   >   
   > Sports leagues that have allowed the kind of social justice protests   
   > the Olympic committee will now support have lost millions of views in   
   > 2020. The NBA’s ratings dropped significantly after the association   
   > began allowing athletes to wear approved social justice messages on   
   > their jerseys, The Daily Wire’s Amanda Prestigiacomo previously   
   > reported:   
   >   
   >      In addition to obstacles presented by the coronavirus, a report   
   > from City Journal outlined the staggering ratings hit of the NBA   
   > because of its left-wing activism, most recently wearing social   
   > justice-themed warmups and jerseys and even postponing playoff games   
   > over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.   
   >   
   >      “Americans have been falling progressively out of love with the   
   > NBA, for instance, and the pandemic has only exacerbated an already   
   > difficult situation,” the report says. “TV ratings, mediocre after the   
   > season restarted, are down collectively by 40 percent on the TNT   
   > network, and 20 percent on ESPN, since their peak nearly a decade ago.”   
   >   
   >      The report noted that the NBA’s “network TV premium broadcasts   
   > ratings on ABC are off by 45 percent,” which “a former public relations   
   > executive for the NBA describes as a ‘cratering’ of viewership,” per   
   > The Athletic.   
   >   
   Close down the U.S. Olympics.   
      
      
   --   
   TAKE THE RED PILL   
      
   https://www.oann.com/                https://americasvoice.news/   
   https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/    https://www.zerohedge.com/   
   https://www.infowars.com/            https://www.tatumreport.com/   
   https://thenationalpulse.com/        https://www.breitbart.com/   
   https://www.parler.com/              https://rumble.com/   
   https://banned.video/                https://www.mrctv.org/   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)