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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsANOTHER US athlete demonstrated on the podium. . .
. . .at the Pan Am Games.
Yesterday, it was about fencer Race Imboden:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212366525
This time, it's track & field hammer thrower Gwen Berry:
Link to tweet
Her profile:
https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Gwen-Berry
"Somebody has to talk about the things that are too uncomfortable to talk about. Somebody has to stand for all of the injustices that are going on in America and a president whos making it worse," Berry told USA TODAY Sports on Saturday night.
"Its too important to not say something," Berry added. "Something has to be said. If nothing is said, nothing will be done, and nothing will be fixed, and nothing will be changed."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2019/08/10/pan-american-games-us-fencer-race-imboden-kneels-national-anthem/1976426001/
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ANOTHER US athlete demonstrated on the podium. . . (Original Post)
DinahMoeHum
Aug 2019
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malaise
(268,903 posts)1. The flood gates are coming down
soon and very soon.
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Stuart G
(38,414 posts)2. K and R nt
triron
(21,995 posts)3. Good. Another 'bad' German' against the 4th Reich.
PatrickforO
(14,570 posts)4. Good. The more people who stand up against this nightmare, the better.
Grokenstein
(5,721 posts)5. No hamberders for you!!
Just the thanks of America's remaining sane people.