Posted on 07/23/2021 7:31:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The heavily favorite U,S. women's soccer team was humiliated in its 3-0 loss to Sweden in the first round of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Many people, even conservatives, lamented that and hope the team can recover and go on to win a medal if not the gold. Not me. Winning the gold would only give a high visibility platform to America-haters like the team's captain, the woke Megan Rapinoe. The corporate media would make hay out of that like you wouldn't believe. This is the last thing the America needs.
But what about team members who do not ascribe to Rapinoe's negative view of America? Well, as Gus McCrae (Robert Duvall) said to his friend Jake Spoon (Robert Urich) as he was about to hang him in the iconic scene from Lonesome Dove, "You know how it works Jake. You ride with an outlaw, you die with an outlaw." Jake pleaded with Gus for his life saying he himself didn't do any killing. He was riding with the outlaws just to get through the territory. It didn't matter. Gus hung Jake.
Does it sound harsh not to wish the U.S. women's soccer team well? Maybe it is, just as hanging Jake was harsh. But if there is any hope of saving our constitutional republic, conservatives have to learn how to play hardball. This means every time and everywhere a leftist initiative shows its ugly head, it should be stepped on or at the very least resisted. It also means learning to anticipate when a seemingly inconsequential leak (success for the women's soccer team) in a dam can lead to flood. We have to learn how to play smart.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
“Note what’s written on the shirts in the picture from post #12.”
What does it say?
I hope they lose and lose badly. I am sorry for the players who just want to play but have to put up with Rapinho’s political grandstanding. But that’s where we are.
I’m with you!
Personally I would say the same but I don’t care enough to hope they lose, I just do not care period.
First time I have ever been rooting for the Americans to lose at the Olympics.
I won’t spoil it, but you aren’t going to like who they had light the flame.
RE: Is that pink haired guy still on the team?
See the Picture of the team in Post #12.
Most conservatives REJOICED that the nasty, vicious, Trump hating creatures got trashed.
Another thing, they will NOT win the gold medal.
> “Note what’s written on the shirts in the picture from post #12.” What does it say? <
You’d expect “Team USA”, or something like that. But no. It says “Black Lives Matter”.
I know exactly how you feel...but it's not us. They don't deserve to compete under our flag. I think the US Olympic committee should be disbanded. It's a disgrace that they allow such loud and obnoxious America haters compete on OUR national team!
I turned on the Opening Ceremonies for about 30 seconds.
It is sad really. Sad for the athletes to act happy while parading around for the cameras.
I have to think the only reason the Games are happening is so that Japan can recoup some of the money spent with the NBC TV contract.
Great take by Bill W. Thanks for the link.
I understand that some of the Sweden players knelt also.
May they lose bigly
I was reading the BBC play-by-play, it looks really, really bad.
There are also a lot of people protesting outside the stadium.
I am not interested in their politics as long as they get back to concentrating on soccer. That should be the ultimate lesson — and we lost to Sweden before so I’m still hopeful.
The Japanese people do not want these Games to happen.
They correctly believe that playing games aren’t important right now.
They may well be US citizens, but they are no longer Americans. They’ve lost that right and privilege as far as I am concerned. I was glad they lost, but I am watching as much olympics as I am watching NBA basketball, MLB baseball, and NFL football: none at all.
Don’t need it. Don’t want it. Don’t care what happens to the sport.
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