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Bluenorthwest

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6. In 1936 the Olympic committee went to Germany to investigate because many wanted a boycott of
Mon Aug 26, 2013, 09:16 AM
Aug 2013

the Nazi hosted Olympics. Mr Brundage said he saw no discrimination against Jews or others in Nazi Germany and in fact declared that the 'attack on Germany' was a conspiracy between the press and the Jews to harm the righteous German nation. Our American team denied the two Jewish members the right to compete in order to avoid insulting Hitler with their presence.
So some wanted boycott, Olympics said no boycott, America's actions were very bad, Jesse Owens won a medal and then came the systematic murder of millions of Jews, gay people, Roma people and others.
And now some say we should boycott, and others say it would be super wrong to boycott. History has a very clear opinion, if you ask me.

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Genocide Stage 6: Preparation [View all] Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 OP
What do you suggest we do? nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #1
Cut off economic ties to Russia. Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 #2
I'm with you, except for the Olympics NuclearDem Aug 2013 #3
We're not going to get to see what they have to say. Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 #4
Non-sense Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #5
In 1936 the Olympic committee went to Germany to investigate because many wanted a boycott of Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #6
K&R +1000000 atreides1 Aug 2013 #7
+1 ! gollygee Aug 2013 #8
Appeasement is never, never, never the answer, whether it is bigots, bankers, or Nazi's. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2013 #10
Very scary and foreboding and our own right wingnuts support this. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #9
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+1000000 Sand Wind Aug 2013 #12
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