Moral Maze: Boycotting the Sochi Winter Olympics
With the Sochi Winter Olympics starting later this evening, I think it is fair to say that most Westerns assume that there is symbolic value in boycotting the games in protest of Russia’s human rights violations, particularly as they relate to homosexuals. However, the most recent episode of the Moral Maze questions this assumption and debates the moral utility of Olympic boycotts. Several of the “witnesses” of the programme assert that Olympic boycotts are useless. They argue that, particularly with reference to Russia anti-gay policies, gay athletes would be better served competing and beating the Russians rather than sitting out the games. They cite Jesse Owens at the 1936 Games in Nazi Germany. What better way to show the absurdity of Hitler’s claims of “Aryan superiority” than an African American running faster and jumping further than Nazi “uberman.”
Here is a brief description of the podcast:
Are sporting boycotts of events like the Winter Olympics effective or just empty gestures?
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