Ladies and gentlemen: The Olympics’ refugee team

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leftover says:

August 5, 2016 at 8:53 am

A nice gesture…I suppose…
…but…
What “message of hope” is there in formally acknowledging displaced persons have become so commonplace, so numerous, so inevitable, that those fortunate enough to survive deserve a place in the elitist games of the rich and powerful?

I don’t see it.

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1. datingjesus says:
  
  August 5, 2016 at 8:55 am
  
  We agree. Having an Olympic team is a great opportunity for these athletes but does having a team like this normalize the notion that some people will be refugees?
  
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  1. leftover says:
    
    August 5, 2016 at 9:59 am
    
    It promotes a false consciousness: that we’re doing something about the problem when we’re not really doing anything at all.
    
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    1. datingjesus says:
      
      August 5, 2016 at 10:50 am
      
      Only codifying refugee status.
      
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