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save the wishful ill fated results from athletes of a specific country for yourself, and most have disapprove of your immature statement
we should refrain from politics and focus in figure skating .
wishful karma for self gain ?. poltical trollism should not be flooded here
lol at associating athletes as sharing the views of a whole nations stance
and rooting for the sake of a shallow cause
good luck to your cause of having Germany pull out
sounds like a lost cause
I don't believe I have said anything to give you the impression I don't know anything about figure skating. That's an awfully big assumption to make, based on your reading of just 1 or 2 posts I have made. If you mean the technical aspect of figure skating, well if that is your interest you should be pleased to know that there are many many sections of this forum where you can post and read about that. This particular conversation is about politics and figure skating. I really find it hard to understand why you want to shut down a conversation because you don't find it interesting or important, or whatever. I find it interesting, other people (I think) find it interesting, so maybe you should just ignore us and go somewhere else. It's really not your place to tell people to keep opinions you don't agree with to themselves. Unless you are Putin himself, of course (are you??? )
I also don't know what you mean by "self-gain". I have nothing to gain from anyone pulling out of the Olympics. I am just a fan. I have my opinions like anyone else, but my investment here doesn't go beyond the emotional. I think the decision to not attend the Olympics should be made individually by athletes and delegates. If athletes choose not to attend, I find that heroic and selfless. They have been training for this, I know (and everyone keeps pointing out, over and over again), for a long time, so I understand (and don't blame them) if they do attend. But to put that behind a belief in a greater ideal of what is right and moral is really amazing. No one has done this yet, I know, and perhaps no one will, but I would still be impressed if anyone did. I was even impressed by Diva Wagner speaking out, when other skaters have not, because like I said, gay fans of this sport don't get their love and dedication returned all that often from the sport (love Diva Wagner, and hope she skate amazing in Sochi!)
I also really think you need to look up what trolling really means (I'm guessing English isn't your first language, which is fine, maybe you are confused by this term). Trolling is not expressing unpopular opinions. It is firing out insults and racist/sexist/homophobic or inflammatory language for the purpose of aggravating others. I'm not doing that. I'm trying to give my opinion about what I would feel if Germany or anyone else decided to boycott the games, in as measured and careful a way as possible. Last time I checked, it wasn't a crime to have opinions different to yours (again, unless you actually are Putin. Then I'm in trouble, I suppose ).