tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post5239479959706878236..comments2024-02-23T20:05:42.671-06:00Comments on Eyeteeth: Incisive ideas: Athletic Activism: With Cheek banned from China, will other Olympians step up?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-68073616969040563422008-08-08T23:50:00.000-05:002008-08-08T23:50:00.000-05:00How about one for Palestine people as well, and C...How about one for Palestine people as well, and Chechens, and Kashmiris, and Thai Malayians, and Iraqis, and Afghanis where people are actually dying instead of dying for freedom ... I think not ... no one complained in West when Bosnians were ethnically cleansed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-20387132287255626462008-08-07T08:06:00.000-05:002008-08-07T08:06:00.000-05:00It's the obligation of those privileged to be give...It's the obligation of those privileged to be given a world stage on which to stand, to voice dissent on issues which need to be spoken out against. I never understand the rationale that politics is not a topic for athletes, actors, or anyone but a government official. Surely in a world where celebrities are all we listen to, they are the ones with the greatest duty to use their position to communicate with the wider population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com