Normally, I would try to not turn this blog into a political statement, because politics makes me angry and frustrated and those feelings slow my mental healing down to a crawl. However, when it comes to the combination of the Olympic Games and open discrimination, I feel that there needs to be a statement made.
The original Olympic Games started as a way to honor the gods living on Mount Olympos and to stop the endless wars between the Hellenic city states.
The modern Olympic Games are held to show that politics have no room in sports. Hitler tried to make the Games in Berlin into a political statement, and he failed. Now the Games are being held in another country that openly persecute the citizens of said country, and put restrictions on the athletes participating. Not even Hitler tried to ban athletes from participating, even though said athletes had characteristics the Nazi party didn't approve of. Why should Putin get away with something not even Hitler dared doing?
Even if I owned a TV, I would not watch these Olympic games, and I ask people to boycott both the games and the companies sponsoring the games. We have the power to show the world that discrimination isn't accepted. Let's embrace tis power and once more hoist the colors.
Here is a petition you can sign and here is a list of companies to avoid.
For people living in Sweden, I would also recommend avoiding watching any TV station that has bought time at the games, most notably SVT1, SVT2, and TV4 (same owners).
"Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person." - Article 3, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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