A few years ago there was a fair bot of controversy when Boston Bruins goaltender and playoffs MVP Tim Thomas declined to go to the White House to meet Obama because he disagreed with his politics. Pretty much everyone jumped all over Thomas for politicizing this event and somehow being disrespectful to the office. It’s strange how these things are apolitical in the domestic sphere, and discussing political differences in our democratic system is inappropriate, but it suddenly becomes expected to discuss politics in a foreign, totalitarian context.
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