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To: grundle

People need to stop watching and financially supporting the Olympics. They have become a perversion of sports, sportsmanship, they are an embarrassment.


37 posted on 08/01/2024 9:29:56 AM PDT by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore…)
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People need to stop watching and financially supporting the Olympics. They have become a perversion of sports, sportsmanship, they are an embarrassment.

The NBA gets by without support from the Right in the U.S.

So there are 330 million Americans in this country. 150 million people will still watch the Olympics. That's the potential market right there.

39 posted on 08/01/2024 9:32:49 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Here again, leftists ruin absolutely everything. The Olympics was once revered as the pinnacle of true athletic ability. I, along with quite a few other people (most people?) enjoyed them. No more. A disgusting, satanic sideshow now. Kinda like professional sports. College sports now becoming the same spectacle of pride and egotism. Makes me want to puke.


64 posted on 08/01/2024 9:51:04 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: McGavin999

At our Dojo (MMA) during boxing sessions (we had guys and gals), sometimes I would box one of the women...but was always gentle, slowed my punches, hit lightly to avoid hurting them. Helped them learn to hit and block w/o injury and made it fun for them. They liked me for that.
During promotion time, we had to demo the required techniques and after that, fight a stronger opponent (often one of the instructors). Tradition was that the instructor (assistant Sensei or a senior student) would beat the crap out of the student qualifying for promotion.
When I was up for green belt, so was a young woman student. Sensei had us fight each other. I was about 5 or 6 inches taller and about 50 lbs heavier. 3 minute match. I went gentle mode and slowed my moves down. Asst Sensei not happy about that but the senior Sensei (Dojo Master...a 7th Dan) allowed it and we both got our green belts.
I just can’t see any virtue in beating up women.


88 posted on 08/01/2024 10:27:42 AM PDT by OldArmy52 (Resisting criminals is a punishable offense )
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To: McGavin999

[People need to stop watching and financially supporting the Olympics.]

I’ve been doing that for about 30 years now. I don’t even remember why I started.


147 posted on 08/01/2024 7:03:29 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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