Two countries [US & Israel] booed at Olympics opening ceremony despite stern warning
US Vice President JD Vance endured a chorus of “boos” as US athletes began their march at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, after Israeli athletes faced the same unwarm welcome.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/sport/jd-vance-booed-olympics-opening-ceremony-israel-athletes-b2915709.htmlOpen linkView original on sh.itjust.works821
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Good. I hope he is made unwelcome everywhere he goes for the rest of his life.
This is what I like to hear.
Heartwarming
"Stern warning".
Booo! Oh wait, you're serious, let me boo even harder.
BOOOOOOOOO!
“Why won’t the stern warning stop the booing? It will surely stop the fascists.”
Perhaps they should try a strongly worded letter next time? I hear that does wonders.
If greet we must, then this is how we must greet Nazis and Zionists.
It doesn't make up for genocide and attacking immigrants, but at least the war criminals' loss of narrative is out in the open.
Guess they kept people from bringing rotten fruit and vegetables in to throw at him.
Did he even say "thank you"?
Who the fuck thinks a stern warning will prevent fans and visitors from booing evil scumbags. The IOC are out of touch, out of date and out of ideas
Because they're dicks
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It should've been louder
That makes sense. All the videos I’ve seen the booing seemed very quiet. Of course those fuckers would edit it out.
"Stern warning" hahaha
The the international Olympics committee is an absolute joke. They claim they don't want to be political and that's why Israel is allowed to compete and expect not to get backlash.
They have to be taking bribes, that's the only reason they would be making these otherwise insane decisions.
The squeeze the life out of host cities.
Every israeli athletes should be investigated to see if they served in the battlefield killing innocent palestinians
Western countries are complicit.
They might do it but then it's just to mislead the population.
One case I know where they started the investigation after the scum had already left the country.
Didn’t boo the athletes, just Vance.
The Israel athletes got booed hard. It felt good too hear
I missed that because I was baking when they came out
Sort out your priorities, wtf
Lol I think their priorities are spot on. I have yet to watch a single moment of the Olympics.
Why is israel allowed to play but not russia again?
Russia was caught doping. It has nothing to do with politics.
Sure, buddy
Yes, pal.
I'm not your pal, guy!
I'm not your guy, friend!
I'm not your friend, brother!
Because Israel and USA are buddies
I'm surprised they are even in it, given that they aren't exactly known for their "wintry" climate. I guess it's like the Jamaican bobsledding team.
Going to watch the opening ceremony when I get home. I'm glad that it sounds like the boos were directed at JD Vance instead of the athletes. Fuck that guy. I don't know what he expected to happen. That would suck to be training to be a top-tier athlete and your country does something shitty and you get boo'd for it.
I’m watching it on delay right now, and they just came in. The athletes got a great cheer, but that quickly switched to boos when they showed him. It was perfectly done.
I watched some but not the entire thing. Did other countries leaders get shown while their athletes walked out our just Vance during the USA? None of what I watched showed other leaders. Maybe they weren't there? I don't know
It depends on their recognition status I guess. They showed princess Anne I think when Great Britain entered. And a few others.
Anne is an IOC member and Olympian herself.
The unelected horse face from the parasite family is not a leader of anything
Its quite cold out right now, but those boos just warmed me right up. I'm surprised he didnt try to have Usha stay home so he could take Erikkka though. Maybe listen to some Coldplay.
"Are they saying 'Boo' or 'Booance?'"
I’m booing.
Trump's reaction. The "Oooo" face is funny. Trump fucking hates Vance. You can tell.
https://youtu.be/-kSMQk0CQcs
"He doesn't get boo'd in this country."
X (Doubt)
Vance hates trump too. He's called him an idiot, reprehensible, noxious, cultural heroin, and America's hitler. He's putting up with it because he's next in line.
Just Dumb's oligarch convoy required 14 airplanes and 100 vehicles. WTF, how much did that shit cost?
Mirror: https://i.imgur.com/Pdw57k9.mp4
Hans? Are we the baddies?
Boooooooooooooo!
It's not like we can actually do anything about them. Booing at least makes us feel good for a brief moment.
People are allowed to vent, and it is healthy to do so.
If you've ever been booed, I'm not sure this take would feel great.
I support making Vance feel unwelcome (and that was indeed the target, not team USA). I'm less enthused about the athletes being targeted. The optics of 'we shame all associated to things we dislike' is aspect conservative voters claim to fear/dislike from progressives.
I'll have more sympathy if they publicly make statements condemning the genocide that their country is committing. Until then, sucks to suck. They are not the victims here.
"Dislike" is way underselling this. I "dislike" pineapple on pizza. This is something rather different.
Do tell: do you check if they have before you boo?
I know I haven't. And the few times I've checked, it has always been more of an edge case than expected.
OoOoooOoo. Stern warning.
This genuinely makes me happy
As an Usian, keep it up...
Lucky it was just "boo"
We deserve it.
So? They are still allowed to participate.
And none of the EU or other vassal states will do anything against them, despite what the population wants or thinks.
I think they should treat US athletes like the did clean Russian athletes.
Allow them to compete, but not as representatives of the US.
wait only the two?
I mean, I think Russia has been banned for a while now.
I actually had not realized that. fine to me if the ban hammer swings this way to but maybe let the athletes compete for other countries.
They usually let them compete under the Olympic flag I believe
That what must happen to Israeli & USA & EU & Ukraine & Russia athletes, that have not been soldiers. Of course since it is mandatory in Israel, there might not be any athletes from Israel competing.
They weren't banned for the Ukraine thing, but for doping. There are Russian athletes that compete under ROC in Olympics now.
Edit-well, looks like I was wrong. The ban was rescinded in '22, than there were banned again for the Ukraine invasion. And now some athletes compete under AIN, Athletes from Individual Neutral Athletes
WOW, that is surprising, been going for so long & so much public attention.
Don't they get caught cheating regularly?
the us, isreael, or russia?
There are a lot of countries that is to; PE drugs are a joke.
Fuck fascists!
Ya love to see it!
I watched a video. I couldn't hear them. I Just had to take the anouncer's word.
Yes, very good.
That guy looks like he has black eye.
AWESOME, but the attendees should not have attended. Would have made a bigger statement, tons, if not all, of seats empty.
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epstein distraction conveniently at the time theres more news on that.
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