10-26-2022, 10:09 PM
The Diamonds/Rinehart spat is dominating the environment thread but it has nothing to do with the environment or climate change.
Bubbling along at the same time are Pat Cummins’ anti-Alinta stance, Saudi Arabia’s use of golf to try to improve its image, the ban on Russian athletes, and now the Socceroos’ powerful criticism of Qatar’s human rights abuses:
https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/wo...6b46f6b317
Going back in time there are the Olympic boycotts, Peter Norman’s support of the Black Power protest, athletes taking the knee in support of Black Lives Matter, the Springbok protests and eventual ban on South African sport. I guess the dreadful Munich Olympics tragedy could also be included as could Hitler’s use of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Then there’s tobacco, alcohol, gambling, etc advertising.
The old adage, “sport and politics don’t mix” seems to be more honoured in the breach.
Discuss …
Bubbling along at the same time are Pat Cummins’ anti-Alinta stance, Saudi Arabia’s use of golf to try to improve its image, the ban on Russian athletes, and now the Socceroos’ powerful criticism of Qatar’s human rights abuses:
https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/wo...6b46f6b317
Going back in time there are the Olympic boycotts, Peter Norman’s support of the Black Power protest, athletes taking the knee in support of Black Lives Matter, the Springbok protests and eventual ban on South African sport. I guess the dreadful Munich Olympics tragedy could also be included as could Hitler’s use of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Then there’s tobacco, alcohol, gambling, etc advertising.
The old adage, “sport and politics don’t mix” seems to be more honoured in the breach.
Discuss …
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball