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I don't think one can say that someone else is 'not a real XXX' (where XXX can be anything, Muslim, Italian, sports fan, whatever). If a far-right extremist gains power in the Netherlands and makes Wilders look like a leftist softie by kicking out everyone with a non-white skin and executing everyone with a different religion, I might say that person is 'not a real Dutch person', but if he actually believes that his actions - insane as they are - are to the benefit of the Netherlands, who am I to say that he is not 'a real Dutch person'?

I don't think ISIS gives specific instructions to anyone outside Iraq-Syria area. All the ISIS terrorist attacks outside the area are carried out by a small group of radicals who are using ISIS brand. An Indian-American commentator has written a couple of nice posts about the difference between ISIS - the organization in Iraq-Syria area and ISIS - the brand. First Post Second Post

I don't think ISIS gives specific instructions to anyone outside Iraq-Syria area. All the ISIS terrorist attacks outside the area are carried out by a small group of radicals who are using ISIS brand. An Indian-American commentator has written a couple of nice posts about the difference between ISIS - the organization in Iraq-Syria area and ISIS - the brand. First Post Second Post

I won't be amazed. The present Indian PM Narendra Modi has conducted large scale diaspora events in many countries he has visited. Even though these programs were just outreach programs and nothing political, Indian Government ensured that local government had no issues with the programs (in all such programs, local leaders, not of Indian origin, were invited to be part of the event). 
 
If Netherlands government feels a certain event can cause law and order issue, it has every right to deny permission to that event. Be it Erdogan's event or Modi's event or any other leader's event. 
 
 

I won't be amazed. The present Indian PM Narendra Modi has conducted large scale diaspora events in many countries he has visited. Even though these programs were just outreach programs and nothing political, Indian Government ensured that local government had no issues with the programs (in all such programs, local leaders, not of Indian origin, were invited to be part of the event). 
 
If Netherlands government feels a certain event can cause law and order issue, it has every right to deny permission to that event. Be it Erdogan's event or Modi's event or any other leader's event. 
 
 

Amir Khan is the actor in both songs but he has sung only this year's entry. Previous song was sung by Rehman. 

Freedom of speech means nobody should be persecuted physically or legally for his/her views. It does not mean people can't counter or ridicule him/her or boycott him/her. 

The reason why I am against users just picking any random country is because it gives massive advantage to countries with multiple users. For example, I can pick a useless song from country X while some other Indian user can be official Indian entry. I can then give full points to Indian song, increasing India's points tally. Even if not deliberate collusion, songs that we have heard multiple times are prone to get more points. All these issues were discussed previously in the old forum resulting in the present rule. If many users think this rule need to be changed, we can have another discussion about this for future contests, but for this contest, rule disallows you to compete for another country. 
 

 

Freedom of speech means nobody should be persecuted physically or legally for his/her views. It does not mean people can't counter or ridicule him/her or boycott him/her. 

INDIA 
Dhaakad - Aamir Khan
Indian delegation is happy to present a song based on the amazing Phogat sisters (Geeta, Babita, Priyanka, Ritu, Vinesh, Sangita) who have not only represented India at Olympics but have also won medals for India at World/Asian/Commonwealth levels. 
 
 
 
Lyrics:
 

I am happy to announce that  will be participating in this contest.

We have our own Trump

I am happy to announce that  will be participating in this contest.

We have our own Trump

We have our own Trump

We have our own Trump

We have our own Trump

We have our own Trump

We are the Junior Champions 
 
So many positives from Junior Hockey World Cup. We were equal to all the teams in fitness level and hence, instead of conceding late goals, we were able to score late goals. Also, unlike the senior team, the junior team was not reliant on PC for goals and large number of our goals were scored from open play. The way senior team mentored the junior squad was really amazing and the packed stadium bodes well.  for the future. 

Because with IOC putting cap on total medals and athletes, it is a Zero-Sum-Game. These events are coming at the expense of other events which are already there. 

Because with IOC putting cap on total medals and athletes, it is a Zero-Sum-Game. These events are coming at the expense of other events which are already there. 

Congratulations Ireland @OlympicIRL

GREAT BRITAIN
 
 
 
  INDIA
12  
  CROATIA
11  
  BRAZIL
10   NETHERLANDS
9   ALGERIA
8   ITALY
7   MEXICO
6   FRANCE
5   INDONESIA
4   IRELAND
3   TUNISIA
2   NEW ZEALAND
1  
 
That was the British vote, we say thank you once again to our fantastic host Werloc and the wonderful Totallympics community for making this event possible!