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disrupter
04-07-2008, 11:39 AM
Olympic Committee Warns Athletes Against Political Protests

The International Olympic Committee is privately threatening to punish athletes who take part in protests during the summer games in Beijing. In an internal memo, the Olympic committee said, “rules for athletes clearly state that the venues of the Games are not a place for proactive political or religious expression.”http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/7/headlines#16

Don't athletes know they are supposed to be dumb jocks without brains or much soul & leave politics to us intellectual elites?

They are machines of avarice & grabbers for glory working for their corporate sponsors & certainly not human beings.

The OC makes sure all bridles & bit mouth pieces fit well as they harness athletes to their goal of corporate invisibility.
They train them by throwing little pieces of food for them to snarf down.

Moby
04-07-2008, 11:54 AM
I admire Olympic athletes. It wasn't long ago when only amateur athletes could take part. I knew a skier and a rhythmic gymnast. Both worked really hard, were very dedicated and never made any money. They were both stand ins and the young lady actually made it on a few trips but there was no money in it.

There might be for the bigger names and bigger sports but either one could have chosen something that would have brought far more fame and money.