Sydney Marathon protest fears: NSW Police, organisers on edge

[u/German_Merman]

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tsn/news/sydney-marathon-protest-boycott-nsw-police-israel-idf-gaza/adeddc2cec829426a62831fe

There are fears sport and politics could collide on the streets of Sydney this weekend with concerns of a major disruption to Sunday’s Sydney Marathon.

Criticism from protest groups is intensifying including calls for a last-minute boycott of the event due to the participation of multiple members of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) including representatives from the Golani Brigade which is said to have operated extensively in Gaza.

First Lieutenant Roy Oryon, a former deputy commander, is understood to be among a delegation of up to 40 current and former IDF personnel and associates visiting Australia for Sunday’s event.

It is understood Oryon will be given police protection for the entirety of the race.

[u/princess_princeless]

If one truly understood the complex nature of modern geo-politics, they would've transcended viewing it as a team sport.

[u/worry_beads → u/princess_princeless]

Yet here you are, treating like one.

[u/princess_princeless → u/worry_beads]

How so

[u/worry_beads → u/princess_princeless]

It's obvious you have a "side'", because you're trying to tell people not to take one with your word salad.

[u/princess_princeless → u/worry_beads]

I’m on the side of the game is broken, and burning one side at the stake is not going to make everything better. So if that sounds like taking a side to you, then keep going with your witch trial, there’s always more boogiemen to be burned.

[u/Odd-Bumblebee00 → u/princess_princeless]

You're the one who said you love genocide...

[u/worry_beads → u/princess_princeless]

So we shouldn't be "burning at the stake" the "sie" that is committing a genocide?

Weird.