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[+] -96 points 9 months ago (10 children)

It's not just a matter of upsetting the government. People don't watch the Olympics for politics so I would have edited out the boos too despite having no love for Vance.

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  • [–] 68 points 9 months ago

    The Olympics is literally a competition between countries. Of fucking course it's political!

    More to the point, coverage in other countries did not edit it out. This was uniquely American censorship/spin.

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    There was massive cheering when Ukraine entered. Would you have edited that too?

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  • [+] -28 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    No, because I don't think cheering and booing are in the same category here.

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  • [–] 26 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Can you explain?

    I don't expect that the cheering for Ukraine was due to their performance in sports.

    If you remove booing because it is political, then political cheering should be in the exact same category.

    The point is, that it is not up to the media to shape reality. Their job is to spread knowledge of it, as it is, not as they want it to be or as some want it to be

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  • [–] -4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I'd say it's like at a graduation. You can clap for a student on stage if you want to, and more popular students will naturally get more clapping, but you're not supposed to boo anyone at all.

    I don't think that broadcasting the Olympics is "spreading knowledge" - the Olympics is a performance, and removing segments where things don't go according to plan is like removing outtakes from a movie.

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