Boycotting the OlympicsFollow

Next time I'll add a laughing smiley so you know I'm being flip, Angry Man: Defender of Russian Goods.

I watch Peg + Cat, does that count?

The Commies in Red Dawn only made it as far as the Mississippi and never crossed into Illinois.

Learn your US history, fool.

The Obama's won't be attending the Olympics, but the Pres has selected a delegation of openly gay former Olympic Athletes to represent the US in the Open and Closing Ceremonies.

Billie Jean's getting a free trip to Russia.

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Boycotting over this is pretty @#%^ing ridiculous.

First its Democracy. The majority of people in Russia support the Anti-Gay sh*t. That is all that matters. Inside the borders of Russia the majority of its people want these laws, so opinions from outside Russia are pretty irrelevant. Not to mention Contrary to Democracy!

World: Yo Russia you should become a Democracy!
Russia: You think so? Ok we will do it!
World: Welcome to the New World Russia we knew you could do it...oh but wait these laws aren't very democratic...
Russia: What do you mean...the majority of people want these laws.
World: Ya but thats just the Russian People. Can't you see that the rest of the worlds people don't agree with those laws...
Russia: But that doesn't make any sense...the Russian people choose Russian law, not French or American people.
World: We going to boycott your sh*t because you aren't a real democracy and limit freedom!
Russia: But this is what our people wanted...


Edited, Dec 18th 2013 12:26pm by rdmcandie

We should hold the games in China sometime...oh wait.

Edited, Dec 18th 2013 12:44pm by rdmcandie

Russia isn't a "democracy" in any sense at this stage, certainly not in the manner that would apply to the US or most EU countries. Oh or the US's hat, I forget there's a country up there sometimes.

Full of maple syrup and beer

There is some pretty terrible beer here, but there are some amazing craft breweries, which are finally getting good distribution. I wish it were as widespread as the US Though, you certainly have lots of terrible beer, but there is a lot more good beer available as well

Edited, Dec 18th 2013 1:58pm by Xsarus

I don't know what's gotten into Canada lately.

Immigrants. Or tapeworms.

Moose have been in Canada for ages, they're the original inhabitants so they don't count as having gotten into Canada recently.

It was amusing when the US invented the whole "OMG! Russia is bad to gays!" thing in order to avoid the G8 on a pretense other than Snowden. It's absurd that some people have latched onto this BS to the point of actually seriously suggesting anyone at all boycott the Olympics. This is the tail wagging the dog, big time.

I'd take people's outrage over something like this a whole hell of a lot more seriously if they didn't have to be told about it in the first place. It's like "I care about X, but not enough to actually find out where/when/if it's going on". Yeah, couch potato activism at its finest!

Moose have reservations? SpoilerAside from the ones they have about polar bears, of course.