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malaise

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5. I will never understand why people ask why sports are being politicized

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:09 PM

Sep 2017

As a major institution in society, sport has never been separated from politics.

HBO had a great documentary in 1995 called Field of Fire. Sport has long been used by political interests.

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