Its The Olympics But Better Not Cheer For The Americans

Yes, it’s hard to believe folks, but another four years have rolled by and once again, it’s time for the OlympicWinter Games.

This year they are in Sochi, which is a little skiing town in Russia.  The good folks in Sochi were so excited to get these games, they agreed to provide running water for the Olympians and all the fans and media, but reportedly, not much else.

The rumors from Sochi are that the living conditions there are pretty brutal.  Hotel rooms falling apart, lousy food, and transportation that is only slightly better than mule carts.  But hey, who’s to complain.  These are the Olympic Winter Games!  The home fans in Russia are stoked, and they are cheering wildly for their men and women.  In the good ol’ US of A, we better watch out who’s watching though when we cheer for our competitors.

You see, the US is the great melting pot.  We have citizens from all over the world, and according to them, they aren’t Americans.  They are just people from another  country who happen to live here, where they can have a much better way of life than where they came from.  They don’t cheer for the American competitors in the Olympics.  They cheer for the competotors from their home country.  The thing is, they don’t want you to be cheering for the Americans either. They will get offended.

Don’t you know, we live in a “politically correct” society here in the United States.  NOTHING in your life matters more than NOT offending any foreigners, immigrants or illegal alians who chose to live here.  

Did you hear about the school in Colorado whose kids wanted to start up a “celebrate America” day fpr a special project, but were told that they couldn’t because it would alienate all the non-American students?  It’s true.  Check out this link from Fox news:

http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/02/03/school-tells-teens-you-can%E2%80%99t-celebrate-usa(http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/02/03/school-tells-teens-you-can%E2%80%99t-celebrate-usa)

Isn’t that something?  Well, it is the culture we are living in here in the states folks.  Get used to it.  So if we can’t “celebrate America” for fear of offending people, then we gosh darn better not cheer for the American competitors for the same reason.  Right?

I got fired from my radio job last summer for having the gall to suggest that the LPGA tour would be better received here in the US if they had more AMERICAN players on it, and less foreign players.  Many of these foreign players come from Korea or other Asian countries, but it doesn’t really matter what country they come from.  My suggestion was simply offensive.  How could I even SUGGEST that?  Why, it’s offensive, and bordering on racist to suggest that more US born players should be on a golf tour that primarily plays its events on US soil.  That was ludicrous, and I was fired and shunned for it.

I most definitely learned my lesson, and so you can bet your ass that I am NOT cheering for a single American Olympian during this Olympics, and the following Summer Games two years from now.

Back when I was a kid, it was different.  We lived in America, and wore red, white and blue, and cheered for the US Olympians with all of our might.  We felt a sense of pride when a US Olympian won a gold medal and stodd on that podium, watching the American flag be raised and the Star Spangled Banner being played.  We felt our hearts swell up, got a little tear in our eyes, and yelled “way to go!”  

Can’t do that anymore.  You never know who in the room with you is from another country and is offended by your nationalistic outburst.

The best thing to do is to watch the Olympic games, enjoy the competition aspect of things, appreciate how every Olympian is doing his or her own best, and cheer for everyone you watch.

If you are in a bar or restaurant, try to introduce yourselves to as many people as you can, and ask them what their nationality is.  Then, when one of the people’s country’s wins a medal, go over and congratulate them.  Shake their hand, and say “I’m so glad it wasn’t an American who won”.  

If you happen to own a restaurant or bar, have a copy of each countries national anthem on hand and play it on your sound system whenever one of your patrons countries wins a gold medal.  Encourage everyone else to buyy that patron a drink.  

Yes, these are different times we are living in, but if we all follow these simple rules, act accordingly, and by any means, not cheer for the Americans, we can all enjoy these Winter Olmpics without offending anyone.

And really, that is all that is important nowadays, isn’t it?