Sports and politic should not mix.
But they often do. Lets start with just a few examples: 1936 Berlin games Hitler turns them into a nazi propergander show. Is the worst example of this possible ever. 2014 the Winter games in Russia has been mixed into the fray on Russia stance regarding Homosexuality. In fact there never seems to be a major sporting event where politics keep it nose out. Often like Russia 2014 it the poltican causing the link. Not sports themselves.
Sport can be a great bridge across a devide a way to reunite people or even nations like in South Africa. But all this politics can also be a major distraction from the real reason for the events sports.
But why should they not mix?
Beyond the distractionnpoint I made what other reason is there?
Using the 1936 example a sporting event was corupted by nazi poltics to a lesser degree the 2014 winter games in Russia have been by Putin. Why..? In
Hitler's case he took the ideals of an event and created a event at total loger head with it. And Russia 2014? Forgeting the rights and wrongs of Russia's gay law by linking them to the games he has created a situation against some of the events ideals granted some not all but that does to some degree distort what they stand for.
Politics can only distort sport when they are used for or connected poltical things. Yes in some case politics has used sport for good like in South Africa or great Evil like Hitler. Or like Putin connected tge two together by accident? Good or bad it all distorts the sports used to some extent the are no longer just about the results of the sporting event.
And that is why sport and politics should not meet.
( please note the incussion of Putin and Russia is not an Attack on him or the country neither is it an endorsement of either camp regarding Russia's gay law it is just included as a modern example of why sports and poltics should be seperate)
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