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Post #587789

Author
walkingdork
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London 2012, Olympics
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Date created
30-Jul-2012, 9:59 AM

CP3S said:

Warbler said:

CP3S said:

Warbler said:

whatever,  my nation is the US of A and that is who I cheer for.

Would it be a bit unpatriotic of me to cheer for the Chinese?

yes. 

Then I think Zombie's comments on nationalism stand pretty damn firm.

I didn't comment on Warbler vs Zombie, but I thought zombie84 was dead on.

What I do want to comment on is the idea that cheering for other countries is unpatriotic. Olympic coverage is notorious for telling the life stories of specific contestants. I'm sure it's okay with warbler if I decide to cheer for one individual contestant over another regardless of the country they are playing for, right?

Also, warbler, you disagreed that the Olympics were political and said it was entertainment. If it's entertainment and not nationalistic competition then why can't I cheer for China in all events?