Further evidence of politics ruining the Olympics. They are completely separate nations.
Why haven't they presented a unified team in previous Olympics?
Why aren't South Korean female ice hockey players outraged?
Was Korean ice hockey roster expanded to allow North Koreans? Were South Korean players dropped from squad to allow the NK'ers?
Where else is there unification on the Korean Peninsula? Important stuff like trade, etc??????????
They call me........hepcat wrote:
Further evidence of politics ruining the Olympics. They are completely separate nations.
Why haven't they presented a unified team in previous Olympics?
Why aren't South Korean female ice hockey players outraged?
Was Korean ice hockey roster expanded to allow North Koreans? Were South Korean players dropped from squad to allow the NK'ers?
Where else is there unification on the Korean Peninsula? Important stuff like trade, etc??????????
What you're seeing is a response to the Cheeto Jesus's foregone "policy" and negotiation skills (LOL!). He is making our allies friends of our enemies by being true to himself--i.e. a total idiot. We have essentially handed all of our influence in Asia over to the Chinese. Of course, moth breathing Trump supporters (who tend to have extremely myopic world views and can only think in terms of short term gains for themselves) think Trump is playing "four dimensional chess" when in fact he is repeatedly playing tic-tac-toe against himself and losing. We're screwed.....
They call me........hepcat wrote:
They are completely separate nations.
Depends who you ask. Many Koreans (especially in the North) don't consider them to be separate countries.
What I hated about this is when the two countries marched into the stadium for the opening ceremony they carried s plain white flag with a picture of Korea on it. Seriously? South Korea hosts the Olympics and they can't even carry their own flag at the opening ceremony? That is a disgrace.
I actually heard on NPR that quite a few South Koreans were not happy about the joint team.
And the OAR athletes. What? About 175 of them from Russia. Either allow them a team or don't.
i dont get it it goes against the Olympic charter' Only NOCs recognised by the IOC may submit entries for competitors in the Olympic Games' there is no unified Korea noc
A reponse to bungled US foreign "policy" wrote:
They call me........hepcat wrote:
Further evidence of politics ruining the Olympics. They are completely separate nations.
Why haven't they presented a unified team in previous Olympics?
Why aren't South Korean female ice hockey players outraged?
Was Korean ice hockey roster expanded to allow North Koreans? Were South Korean players dropped from squad to allow the NK'ers?
Where else is there unification on the Korean Peninsula? Important stuff like trade, etc??????????
What you're seeing is a response to the Cheeto Jesus's foreign "policy" and negotiation skills (LOL!). He is making our allies friends of our enemies by being true to himself--i.e. a total idiot. We have essentially handed all of our influence in Asia over to the Chinese. Of course, mouth breathing Trump supporters (who tend to have extremely myopic world views and can only think in terms of short term gains for themselves) think Trump is playing "four dimensional chess" when in fact he is repeatedly playing tic-tac-toe against himself and losing. We're screwed.....
Ugh bro, while I agree with you please learn to spell. I fixed your post for you so its at least readable.....
A reponse to bungled US foregin "policy" wrote:
They call me........hepcat wrote:
Further evidence of politics ruining the Olympics. They are completely separate nations.
Why haven't they presented a unified team in previous Olympics?
Why aren't South Korean female ice hockey players outraged?
Was Korean ice hockey roster expanded to allow North Koreans? Were South Korean players dropped from squad to allow the NK'ers?
Where else is there unification on the Korean Peninsula? Important stuff like trade, etc??????????
What you're seeing is a response to the Cheeto Jesus's foregone "policy" and negotiation skills (LOL!). He is making our allies friends of our enemies by being true to himself--i.e. a total idiot. We have essentially handed all of our influence in Asia over to the Chinese. Of course, moth breathing Trump supporters (who tend to have extremely myopic world views and can only think in terms of short term gains for themselves) think Trump is playing "four dimensional chess" when in fact he is repeatedly playing tic-tac-toe against himself and losing. We're screwed.....
“Trump is playing "four dimensional chess" when in fact he is repeatedly playing tic-tac-toe against himself and losing.”
Best line in the history of the world haha
I'm boycotting the Winter Olympics because barrel jumping is not a sanctioned event.
Hockey is for sissies and commies. Where is Douglas MacArthur when you need him?
I shall not return to this thread again and I'm still perplexed why the thread by Uranus is a gassy giant got deleted.
M.A.G.A.
They call me........hepcat wrote:
Further evidence of politics ruining the Olympics. They are completely separate nations.
Why haven't they presented a unified team in previous Olympics?
Why aren't South Korean female ice hockey players outraged?
Was Korean ice hockey roster expanded to allow North Koreans? Were South Korean players dropped from squad to allow the NK'ers?
Where else is there unification on the Korean Peninsula? Important stuff like trade, etc??????????
Didn't West and East Germany continue to compete as a unified team until the 1960's?
Also the post break up of the Soviet Union I think all or most of the newly independent countries competed as the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) at Barcelona?
I agree though that it's all a propaganda exercise on the part of the North to buy themselves more time to be able to obliterate 200 million or so Americans later this year. Also, yes, I was reading that the South Koreans left out of one of the 'unified' teams are furious, as well as most of the South Korean media.
As long they all amateurs and actual follow Olympic ideal what the problem? At least no turn Olympics into McDonald's advert using you professionals...
The Winter Olympics follows a lot of rhetoric from both North Korea and the United States. Some of that rhetoric was nuclear...
It's likely that South Korea is desperate to do anything to reduce tensions so that they don't find themselves stuck in the middle of a U.S./North Korea war.. Most assessments show that they would pay the biggest price in that one...
But if South Korea is a key U.S. ally and more importantly a friend; and the U.S. essentially railroaded their plans for a successful hosting of the Olympics; and if South Korea is so worried about an armed conflict on the Peninsula that they are reversing decades of policy and trying anything to diffuse tensions... does this mean that we are really good at strategic policy or that we are really bad at friendships???
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They call me........hepcat wrote:
Further evidence of politics ruining the Olympics. They are completely separate nations.
Why haven't they presented a unified team in previous Olympics?
Why aren't South Korean female ice hockey players outraged?
Was Korean ice hockey roster expanded to allow North Koreans? Were South Korean players dropped from squad to allow the NK'ers?
Where else is there unification on the Korean Peninsula? Important stuff like trade, etc??????????
I was thinking the same thing, in fact, I did not know it was possible to combine teams. Why would S. Korea give up their sovereignty and join hands with a nation who sees them as an enemy?
North and South relations are much more complicated than most people in the West understand. South Korean politics tend to flip back and forth between pro-reconciliation and pro-confrontation. Ironically, the current administration in South Korea is pro-reconciliation, but had to get in line with US confrontational policy when the North revved up its nuke and missile program. But in South Korea, you will find a lot of people who feel that the confrontation between the North and South is not worth it and would prefer to make some concessions to reduce tensions. The North thinks that improving relations with the South through direct contacts would embarrass the US and circumvent any further sanctions or military actions. So, the joint hockey team and other detente at the Olympics is really not that big of a deal for either the North or South.
What a bunch of war mongering tards. These are the important first steps in improved relations. Also, it's in Asia. Stick to your own continent, you sprawling mess of conservative idiots.
You're never going to totally separate politics from the Olympics, but I don't think that's always a bad thing. Some things are more important than sport. If a unified hockey team is what it takes to help reconciliation between enemies and prevent nuclear war, hell I'm for it. People are people, you got to build a sense of trust and rapport before you can talk about the important stuff like weapons negotiations, and this seems like as good a place as any to start. Besides it's not like the South Korean team was a medal favorite powerhouse to begin with, what is there to lose?
If you were a South Korean player and getting a few minutes playing time on the ice was more important to you than the potential to ease international tension and improve your country's relations, I'd think you might want to reevaluate your priorities.
If we all hold hands and sing Kumbaya or that John Lennon song, our problems will go away!
Hardloper wrote:
If we all hold hands and sing Kumbaya or that John Lennon song, our problems will go away!
WRONG. If we all threatened each other militarily and escalated mutual hatred until war broke out and kicked their ass with our huge nuclear button THEN our problems would go away.
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