People are joking here about “Trump” being the reason why figure skaters (and U.S. athletes) are doing less well — I think there could be some validity to that.
I do NOT mean Trump the individual - but Trump as the embodiment of cultural transition. When a country as dynamic as ours is going through the kind of identity-crisis and soul-searching we’re doing, it’ll even reflect in things like athletics. We’re in a bit of flux and this will affect how athletes operate as a team and how athletes carry themselves as representatives of this country: their sense of purpose, their confidence...Maybe subconsciously?
But maybe the flux will pave way for a renewed sense of strength and focus later on.
Pretty valid argument
Who here isn’t affected when something weighs greatly on them?
and these ###holes likely hate Trump and it’s ####ing them up
maybe even the ones who love Trump are getting ####e up because there is a soft coup attempt going on in their country