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In reply to the discussion: A reminder...in 1968, just before the Mexico City Olympics... [View all]demosincebirth
(12,530 posts)60. Why not just do away with the Olympics and make most of us happy. We can't even discuss them
without getting into truculent discussions . The progressive, liberal, all encompassing, compassionate, democrats that we are suppose to be can't even accept opinions of one poster who to me was just voicing his opinion on the Munich Olympics which I have, in away, agree with him.
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these were athletes competing in the olympics , i don't see what hte point of this is
JI7
Jul 2012
#4
Wrong. I grieved for the Munich athletes(and all the victims of historic antisemitism)
Ken Burch
Jul 2012
#25
I agree that Echeverria should be tried. Please don't think I'd disagree with you on that.
Ken Burch
Jul 2012
#9
While we're on the subject, the two U.S. athletes who did protest the 1968 Games
KamaAina
Jul 2012
#12
I guess you can go some place and find your own lil' Utopia. When you do, let me know
demosincebirth
Jul 2012
#61
If you can't see why it's legitimate to acknowledge the 40th anniversary of what happened in Munich,
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2012
#45
I agree that all human life is of equal value, but all human life doesnt get to play in the olympics
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2012
#47
Why not just do away with the Olympics and make most of us happy. We can't even discuss them
demosincebirth
Jul 2012
#60