Complaining about Blurred National lines at the Olympics. Merely wrong, or also a bad person?
Why do I think it is great when someone can compete in the Olympics for a nation even if the only connection to the nation is one had a grandparent born there? Should be obvious. Firstly the Olympic movement is a duality where international competition is the obvious game. But the ideal is international cooperation. All that in the end we are all one, shit. And I like that we are all one shit. So the ability to have grand kids compete advances both. It increases national competition, and it fosters the idea of blurring the lines between nations, and people. Yea all that shit.
And it is a win for the athlete, who might not be in the crowded and super competitive (particularly and for example) 97th% American percentile for the sport, but still could rate as internationally competitive. And it is a win for the country to be represented. So why the fuck could anyone not like that? Fucking beats me.
Oh and I will name the name, only in the tags.
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