American Olympic Athletes Told Not To Carry Or Wave Flags...

arwalden

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Sat May-22-04 07:58 PM
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American Olympic Athletes Told Not To Carry Or Wave Flags...

as they have done in past Olympic games. --- That's the way I understood it being explained on a segment of Friday's "News Hour" program. (Can anyone confirm or clarify my understanding?)

Are we such pariahs now that even an Olympic athlete carrying a little flag is considered to be inflammatory or arrogant? Is the symbol of our country to be as despised as the SWASTIKA?

-- Allen

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w13rd0

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Sat May-22-04 08:02 PM
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1. Oh, remember...

..."We are all Americans"

Bush of course took that to mean that they didn't vote for him either...more enemies...

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xultar

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Sat May-22-04 08:06 PM
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2. I suppose the big USA on the back of their jackets won't get noticed n/t

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arwalden

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Sat May-22-04 08:10 PM
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4. I'm Thinking They Want The Athletes To Be A Bit More "Humble"

in their demeanor rather than boisterous and chanting and waving and shouting (that U-S-A! U-S-A! mentality).

Quite honestly, I fear for their safety. I can't imagine that ANY of our athletes would be the "darlings" of the Olympics. Pity too... they've worked so hard, only to have their accomplishments spoiled by the fact that our country is consider the pariah of the entire planet.

-- Allen

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slinkerwink

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Sat May-22-04 08:07 PM
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3. no flags? that's so sad

Damn Bush for bringing dishonor to America! :-( I was always pleased to see the US athletes represent us at the Olympics and now hearing this....*sigh*

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Kinkistyle

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Sat May-22-04 08:16 PM
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5. I think thats going a bit overboard

I mean if there is any place TO BE proud of your country and display a sort of "rah-rah" mentality its at sport competitions like the Olympics and the World Cup. Let them wave flags, but don't let them take their shirts off and do body building poses or showboat - thats tacky and disrespectful.

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Poiuyt

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Sat May-22-04 08:28 PM
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6. No victory laps with flags

It has become traditional in the sport of track to take a victory lap carrying a flag of your country. This was one of the displays that Americans have been warned against.

I'm old enough to remember when other countries looked up to the United States. There was always the "Ugly American" type of thing, but that was from rude individuals, not foreign policy that hates the rest of the world.

Damn you, Bush!

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immune2irony

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Sat May-22-04 08:30 PM
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7. It's sad that we have to remind them

Not to be ugly Americans

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