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Israel minister of national security threatens to revoke a Maccabi Haifa player's citizenship for not touching a banner with his hands pre-game (www.israelhayom.co.il)

submitted 11 months ago by Natural_North@alien.top to c/main@soccer.forum

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[–] 089-32168@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I take the same position on this as rainbow armbands and pre-match anti-racism statements: Nobody should be forced to show their support for any cause and any lack of endorsement should not be taken as support for any opposing position. This is not only the fundamental right of any individual in a free society but also coercing support from all players only devalues the genuine endorsement from those who do support the cause.

[–] The_prawn_king@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I agree that it is people’s right to not support causes if they don’t want to but that doesn’t mean they should not face criticism for their standpoints. When you don’t support the oppressed you are supporting the oppressor.