06-17-2019, 03:56 PM
I, personally, think that protesting in this way for international competition, on the world stage, is not only okay, but outstanding. If we are going to be the become of freedom, liberty, and democracy that we like to pretend we are then we should welcome any sort of protest by our athletes competing in this way. It is a signal to other countries that we are strong enough to allow dissent among our most celebrated citizens. That we welcome the free exchange of ideas and do not try to silence those that may disagree with what is going on in our country. When we chastise these athletes for their protest, when we punish them for doing this sort of thing, it shows the world that our country's ego is fragile and that we don't walk our talk. How can we hope to spread democracy if we can't lead by example?
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
