MarcoPOLO@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoIreland women's basketball team refuse to shake hands with Israelwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10
arrow-up10external-linkIreland women's basketball team refuse to shake hands with Israelwww.bbc.comMarcoPOLO@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squarefitgse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoI’m all for protesting the government and their actions. But I am a bit torn on this. It’s like being a US tourist while Trump is in office and being denied everything because you are associated with you government. I hate it too. But I am not my government.
minus-squareScubus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoIt might suck, but yeah we kinda deserved to be excluded from the world stage for allowing trump to be president. Anyone that is willing to represent Israel/Russia/Saudi Arabia right now is kinda a piece of shit.
minus-squarenullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThis implies that it is the people’s fault that Trump was elected, when it’s the result of a larger systemic issue.
I’m all for protesting the government and their actions. But I am a bit torn on this.
It’s like being a US tourist while Trump is in office and being denied everything because you are associated with you government.
I hate it too. But I am not my government.
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It might suck, but yeah we kinda deserved to be excluded from the world stage for allowing trump to be president. Anyone that is willing to represent Israel/Russia/Saudi Arabia right now is kinda a piece of shit.
This implies that it is the people’s fault that Trump was elected, when it’s the result of a larger systemic issue.