CNN's Laura Coates discusses why some conservatives are celebrating the US women's soccer team's recent World Cup loss with Rachel Nichols, host of "Headliners with Rachel Nichols." #CNN #News
I just made the comment that the teams that I saw were singing their National Anthems with pride and enthusiasm. The USA team, with the exception of two players, just stood there with their heads down. It didn't strike me as being patriotic.
@@lollymanna Many do, both fans and players. Many remove their caps and place their hands over their hearts and/or stand at attention facing the flag. The caveat being is that those American players are representing their privately owned team of their city that is within the USA and neighboring Canada. The fans are representing their fandom. What neither are doing, is representing a country on the world stage.
They didn't even have to sing it... But they actively pointed themselves away from the flag and didn't even show any respect to it. A hand over the heart or something.
We hate this team, not because they brought politics and agendas up instead of playing the game (although that can be part of it) we hate this team because they LIED. They pushed the “equal pay” BS which stirred up controversy to the point where they were proven, in a court of law, that they were actually being paid more than the men’s team. But they didn’t let that court decision stop them from pushing that narrative for years.
@@johnoreilly5356 the women’s team was offered the same contract the men were getting (pay to play). They turned it down for guaranteed base salary, health benefits, and a few other incentives. This was proven in their court case, but sure let’s go with misogyny and “the patriarchy”.
We cheer for OUR teams because we are AMERICANS, when the team isn't for the country they are representing then this is what you get! It's easy to understand.
People on this video are either mis-informed or willfully lying. It was alreay explained to CNN when the court case was decided that the women's team was paid more than the men, but here these women just don't want to admit it. Facts don't matter to CNN.
• They lost because they aren’t that good. • People are glad they lost because they want equal pay, but don’t (as a league) bring in nearly as much money as men. • A lot of people are glad because they are tired of athletes bringing politics into sports. ie., If you want to be publicly political, become a politician. - - - In the end, who really cares; we have bigger fish to fry.
No it’s because they focus too much on their political agendas rather than on the common goal of defending the championship. I m with Megyn on this one as well as others
@@maryhughes7642they lost because the US had paid more attention on women’s soccer before and had acquired a great team for that time. Now that the rest of the countries have been beaten, they bright in better coaches and better athletes and are taking as much focus as they take on male soccer for female one. Which means that it’s going to now get much harder for any female US team to win. We are talking about the countries that were obsessed with soccer for decades before. The US winning was due to them not paying attention where they should have originally.
I think people wanted them to lose because they kneel for the national anthem. People feel they disrespect America and that they represent whiny entitled Americans. Their complaints about equal pay for equal work was not a valid claim when you match the entertainment value up against men's soccer. The reason Celine Dion makes a lot of money is because her entertainment value demands a high ticket price. Whether male or female a person should be paid according to the revenue that is generated by the quality of the performance. Frankly, this team was beat by a team of under 15 year old boys so they don't provide the same entertainment value and draw as elite men's soccer does.
We are disappointed in a team that doesnt want to represent the US, not pushing political agendas and lying about how much they make or don't make. All things we do, come with repercussions. Some appreciated what the womens soccer team was "attempting" to do, for the rest of us that are Proud to be Americans, did not appreciate their lies and misdirection.
A good portion of Americans only ever heard of these women because they were spouting off about their politics and lying about their pay. They just seem like very disagreeable people. Not the best way to make yourselves known.
Agreed. And when Americans lose, they should do so with dignity, respect and work harder not to lose the next time. They should not lie, claim they won and do whatever it takes to not acknowledge that they lost. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@limey4115 and it was found that there was not a single vote changed and the entire thing was propagated by the Democratic Party and HRC’s campaign. I absolutely do hence my comment and knowing the FBI’s findings. 2016 and Russiagate were awful.
There is always a winner and a loser in a game. If you have tried your very best and played with gust and dignity, win or lose, you have my respect, regardless of what future holds.
Im not so much glad they lost as glad that more deserving teams who truly wanted to be there are still in it. This team was not focused, seemed to think the tournament was a celebrity photo op and their most prominent player was a total Karen. Why are people surprised this team didn't endear themselves to fans from the US or elsewhere?
Sorry but the women’s team is paid more than the men’s team, if you look at the documents, the women teams even if they are not playing get paid with additional benefits (insurance) the men’s team are on a play to pay contract so if they don’t pay they don’t get paid. On top of the women’s payment, they will get additional pay from the men’s team. So please tell me how that’s fair?
To represent a country in an international tournament means representing the people, values, and standards that the country is about. We cheer for our athletic representatives because they're an extension of us and what we are proud of as a country. This women's national team has not proven to me that they were willing to represent me or my country on the world stage. Instead choosing to disrespect both of those aspects. Therefore, I chose not to support them or cheer for them. They did not and do not represent me as an American citizen, they have chosen to represent themselves and have only themselves to blame for the poor performance and this early exit.
That’s right! freedom of speech only applies to people who agree with you? What would be a suitable punishment for the team? I’m curious because you guys are now openly advocating for the killing democrats. Vote trump back in and your country will fall to fascism…so if you disagree with anything Trump says, you’ll end up with a hole in your head.
I fully agree with you, but have to say, as of right now American standards are at an all time low sadly. There's very little respect for this country in the eyes of most of the int'l community.
This team might go down as one of America's least liked national squads of all time. You can't have it both ways. Decide to make playing a sport for your country a platform for your social and political views, and then demand that people like you. That's not how it works. They took risks in their actions, knowing full well it would either endear themselves to people or push them away. I think what a lot of us had a hard time with was all of the blatant arrogance. Whether in the pre world cup commercial, basically saying the rest of the world didn't have a chance, or how only one US player even gave a shred of respect to the Swedish team after the loss. Instead of working on maintaining their moment of dominance in the sport, they used their off time to promote their own social views. What they don't understand is that people only listened because they were winning. That all goes away now. My only hope is that the younger players can find a way to shed the stigma the country now has for them, and move into this new post Rapino era on their own terms. Not from an activist bully. Time will tell.
@@trwent I'm a conservative and yes I don't want conservative athletes spewing their agenda when they represent the NATION, it is not their platform. In the same way that I don't want a trans agenda in schools, I also don't want Christian doctrine in schools.
I’m still jumping for JOY the US Soccer team was shown the back door at the women’s soccer World Cup. Anyone and I mean anyone who disrespects MY American flag and Anthem, will never ever get any respect from me
I stand with Megan Kelly! They didn't represent the United States. They used the sport and their platform to REPRESENT THEMSELVES! If you disrespect our National Anthem on the World's stage I have absolutely no respect for you or this team. 🇺🇸
this is why everyone hates them. because you and they keep on perpetuating the lie that "they just wanted equal pay for the same work". THE DAY that they challenge the men's team and beat them you got a case. they are doing no where close to the equal work.
Same problem over here in England. The are demanding equal pay and dissing the England Men's team. I am glad they lost the final to Spain. The England Men's team that haven't won a trophy since 1966 would single handedly walk the Women's world cup and win it if they were the only Men's team in that tournament. These people don't understand how biology, economics and business works.
This is a soccer issue, not a social issue. Portugal, Nigeria, and Columbia have fewer resources and yet they demonstrated ball control, smart passing and creativity. USWNT relied on size, aggression and athleticism in place of SKILL and WIT. ...and the finishing (PKs included) was GOD-AWFUL!
Meanwhile, watch how the Colombian team sang their hearts out during their National anthem before the quarter final game against England yesterday, with real passion and pride. And look at how their supporters reacted to them, with total feeling. It was such a massive contrast to the situation with the US team, and very telling.
All your anger and hatred and attacks against this women's soccer team only causes them to be MORE loved and for the US to invest MORE money in them and for MORE people to sympathize with them.
I love how "US women’s soccer team" thought it would be a good idea to play Dallas’ under 15 year old boys team and lost 2 to 5. Yet still cared more about getting "equal pay" wow
How the heck is this confusing? If a bunch of male soccer players were out there touting right wing talking points, no one would be confused at all when people pointed at them and laughed when they lost.
@@joelaut2605 last time I checked, conservatives in sports always talk about God and family. Liberals on the other hand..... " My body my choice! We demand equal pay! Police brutality is the cancer of America! I suffer from systemic racism! Gender affirming care for children should be a constitutional right! Trans women deserve to compete in women's sports! Get the vaccine! Support Ukraine! Support illegals coming into this country for refuge, no human is illegal! I mean I can keep going ha l. Modern day Liberals BY FAR are the loudest most ignorant people out there.
@@joelaut2605 You're lying. Even if you supported conservative athletes, you are wrong and they are too. You don't take a NATIONAL team to voice your right or left agenda
They lost because they weren't focused entirely on football. They were distracted by politics and demostrated arrogance and diss-respect towards their country and their opponents. They have been exposed as liars regarding the equal pay issue and refused to accept that they were in fact paid more than the US mens team, even when it was proven in court.
@@mab2112 the latter, but the insurgents weren’t paid to represent their country They weren’t afforded the access to pursue their passions. Don’t think it’s much to ask that in return you show appreciation for at least a minute and a half
People are saying they lost bc of their beliefs bc their beliefs led them to value activism over actual team performance. How can intelligent people on this show not come to that realisation?
Get A Clue: American athletic teams represent… (wait for it) AMERICA ! So when you hate on your own country then lose big time, people are going to cheer your loss. You didn’t represent us, then why should we support you? That’s the point.
I am from Germany- Your team is nearly always the best in the world. But sometimes you have to learn to lose.They are human beeings. If they win always it is boring. The Japanese plays now impressive or France and England.
You should feel lucky to live in Germany as it appears that your country understands history and the dangers of fascism and has learned to shine a bright light to expose authoritarian-leaning parties like the AfD. Apparently people in the US missed school the day that the history of fascism was taught (or if they live in Florida, they removed history from the curriculum and banned the books). Hopefully we can learn from history in the US before it is too late, but one of our political parties is a cult led by a wannabe autocrat.
as it is, EVERYTHING in the divided USA is politicized 🤮 The US team did not lose because of their political beliefs! They lost because Sweden performed better! Heja Sverige! 🇸🇪
Replace the whole team, find strong proud American women that can keep there personal/political views off the field and focus on winning on the field, put together a REAL TEAM that will be honored to represent the United States 🇺🇸
these women will never understand that their pay is directly correlated to the revenue that they can generate from their games. Just like modelling, did you know the highest paid female model makes $40mil a year, while the highest paid male model gets $1.5mil a year. So in sports, ladies, you get your pay because this is how much tickets you can sell. Nuff said
Not true. The prior women's soccer team was paid significantly less than the men's soccer, even though the US women's team filled stadiums worldwide much more than the American men. Because of the hard work of the prior team, pay should be better in the future; however, the men are still paid more. Just so you know - This was the first Tournament for five US players, and many of the most experienced players have already retired; at least one more has already said she is retiring, and a few others are considering retiring. One last thing: the Sweden goalkeeper played an amazing game.
@@MartyFillingim Please also factor in the different contract terms they're getting. Women get paid fixed basic while men's team is on per game basis. And let's not forget, men's team doesn't have any benefit. So, in overall, women team has always get paid more.
Why is the media still saying they dont earn equjally when they lost their case as they actually have earnt more. They earn more in many ways. They chose a package of pay that means they get paid even when they don't play- eg during covid. I think when they say due their political beliefs- they meant the idea of karma. Can I say the problem I see with the USA team is they are too many individuals and they didn't work as a team. This is a problem in soccer.
They did not lose because of their political beliefs, but because they put their political beliefs ahead of the game. Zero focus. The entitlement is mine boggling. Were they activists or athletes ??? They lost to under 15 boys team, did they not??
No cause we as human beings have to believe that we lose for reasons other than talent or effort because we can't accept the fact other teams or countries were just better
🤣I am sure no one is discussing that they lost because they didn’t score enough. That is obvious What should not be obvious at all is that so manyUSA fans have pilloried their own international team; something that rarely happens for the right reasons. In this case though, it is totally understandable and perhaps justifiable. The antics of one particular person in that team, who, through the specious argument of unequal pay (debunked actually and LEGALLY) has sown a disconnect between the team and fans. That this person has persisted with bullshit rhetoric, basically become a one woman show, had been the issue. What is worse, her reactions to missing a penalty during the game and subsequent interviews betray her as disingenuous and selfish. For all the politicising had only served to, at best set back any sort of meaningful conversation about fairness and at worst, distract the team. This is what we are talking about.
@@mariyamwaniki No …. Are you one of those who deliberately misconstrue other people so you can gaslight them ? 🫤. Yes you are. As it turns out the women generate 2.5% World Cup revenue historically and currently collect HALF THE TOTAL PAYOUT for both men’s and women’s world cup teams . It isn’t fair but good for them. I really wish I could get away with that.
That’s Crazy that Rachel is calling this 13 to 14 year old boy’s level soccer, the best in the world. After all these years of covering sports, she hasn’t realize that.
Athletes should not use their platform for political purposes it is wrong and will always alienate fans who just want to see sports not politics in motion. Their are other ways to use your status to get your message out. To do it on the field is counter productive and inappropriate. It's kind of like separation of church and state. Keep your political views off the field. Honor the flag and show respect America is mother to us all. When you wouldn't stand or show deference to the flag you did more damaged than good.
Pathetic! This clip is ridiculous They don't report on Why people aren't backing this particular team their behaviors their comments, how they choose to represent our country. No journalism here anymore
The same team that got beat by a bunch of 15 year old boys but still have the nerve to say that they should get paid the same amount as the men's soccer team..
@@jimrestin2719 Speak your mind freely. But when the country you represent hates you and cheers for your loss after you repeatedly lie and bash on that country. Don't be surprised 👍
@@jimrestin2719 With freedom comes responsibility. Americans don't know how good they have it. So much of the world would GLADLY trade places with Rapinoe. She's an awful person.
It makes total sense! Are you an activist, or a soccer player? When you step on the field, is your mind focused on soccer, and beating the other team, or about stealing money from the men's team? When you kick a penalty kick OVER the goal, that is a BIG clue that your focus isn't on soccer.
@@trwent Not at all, woke ideology is all over the map but those who adopt it sincerely believe, right or wrong, they are doing it for the betterment of America. Does this answer your question?
@@trwent Yet the two were not intertwined, per se. This team was both Anti-American AND woke, a double barreled shotgun shot of cringe. Yet they are not one and the same....this team could have been woke and patriotic and/or anti-American and not woke. Hope this helps.
@@trwent Man oh man, explaining the obvious to you is exhausting...It appears you're trying to work up to some "gotcha" moment so cut to the chase and get it over with already!
@@trwent Non-responsive to your inane question is more like it. Look, kid, you think you're working up to one of those "he doesn't even know what the word woke means" moments.....hey, go for it if it gives you comfort, whatever floats your boat. Ya got me!!! I surrender!! You're just too witty for me. I bow to your superior intellect.
@@lonestarstate9220 So true but I actually feel a bit bad for the chicks who do have love and respect for their country and had to be subjected to this BS!
This only issue I have them is their lawsuit about equal pay is a fraud. They lied about it to because they got greedy. The behavior also was disrespectful
@@toms.7913 #1 I’m not a registered Democrat. #2 It’s the Republicans that crush anything that benefits unions, immigrants, college students, low income workers etc… all the while millionaires and billionaires skate #3 It’s the Republicans that tell a woman to carry a baby full term and arrest her if she doesn’t. Then of course fight any effort to subsidize child care, welfare for single mothers, public pre k, school lunches etc #4 It’s the Republicans that are shooting up beer cans, breaking windows and smearing shit on the capital. Turn on FOX news. It’s 24 hours of America is done. Immigrants are coming to get you, the government is coming, Even though 2/3 of the government is conservative…whatever that means. But hey at least you can keep your bump stock just in case a non binary swimmer moves into your trailer park #5 I’m done… I have to go cut grass
I’m American living in Portugal for the last few years. Everyone I run into here ask me why they did not sing. Sadly I’m embarrassed to have to answer.
Its a pretty easy answer, not sure whats sad about it. Not sure whats hard to comprehend about it. And Portugal is the last place to judge considering how they treat Black soccer players in Spain/Portugal with overt and blatant racism in the stands. Go on and and google that if you want to talk about being "sadly embarrassed"🙄
@@ICU1337 first calm down and take a chill pill. I don’t think you know what you are talking about. As a matter of fact my wife happens to be black and we have never once had an issue. You might not know the difference between Portugal and Spain. Portugal is a top five country for people to retire in because the people here don’t judge anybody. You Google it.
Just tell them to look at the singing of the third world countries and that of the developed world. Big difference. Heart and Soul. Some folks are missing that.
I've seen a lot of discussion on opposing sides of this. I personally disagree with trying to "make a statement" during a National Anthem of any country. If you don't like what you're getting, don't play. There are other ways to negotiate that other than disrespecting your country. I went to my first Bruins game with a veteran and we were a little late, the national anthem started to play when we were in the Foyer and he STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS and took his hat off. That's a real hero who has fought for something.
Depends on your definition of "Disrespecting your country". My view is that, when they don't kneel they are disrespecting their fellow Americans, because after all, The US isn't a 'song, the US is 'a people", and, "the people of the US are being hurt by rules and laws being created to enslave them, especially, especially! women. I thought the US was a Christian nation (which is another long story), but they are behaving like the UA and sharia law makers. We loved having the US girls here and proud of them for being non-indoctrinatied, strong of mind, kind of spirit, ambitious and beautiful human beings. They are welcome to NZ any time.
@@verastanding Thank you for the welcome. I just think of what our national anthem means and the war for our freedom of being repressed by another country which is when it was written and is what it represents and the people who gave their lives to free us. To me it is not the right place or time when you can make a statement another way.
The "woke" element comes into play because of the personal ego involved. It becomes about the individual and not the team. This is picked up and adopted by the rookie starters and it leaves a team with less gas in the tank for the team because it's been burned on individual politics and identity. The members of USWNT of old, played as a team. They played for the team as a collective and as Americans no matter who they went home to or what race or ethnicity they were- it was team first. It was USA first. Now, it has become me first and me first on a playing field where other teams and players haven't abandoned the foundation of what equates to succes are walking away from battle victorious. It's the trickle down of wokeness that has rusted the roots and fractured the very foundation of what made the USWNT successful. That's it. That's how it applies.@@verastanding
Why over analyze the lost . Its sports. Its simple you can't win them all. They lost against a better team. All the other side show bs has nothing to do with the lost.
The remarks by Nichols and Cupp as to the nonsensical (lazy) and pandering syllogisms Right Wing Conservatives routinely frame WENT RIGHT OVER YOUR HEAD.
@@kelperdude The childish identity politics dynamic being foisted into the social and political climate makes deserving the "consequences" this country will absorb...I would submit irrevocably. Couldn't happen to a more deserving country.
Would you consider leading a coup attempt with your supporters killing & maiming police officers and threatening to kill the VP to be like “crapping on a country that you are representing”?🤔
I'm far from being a conservative and would never consider myself one simply due to how I was raised, but when you look at the actual FACTS you begin to understand that the problem the fans of the sport have, with the women's team, is that they were caught lying about the money they earned, they were then allowed to steal the money that wasn't theirs to have, and for this WC they show up and metaphorically spit in the face of Americans watching what is supposed to be their national team, by clearly showing that they don't have any love/patriotism for the country. Why should I give any support to a team, regardless of what they have in their damn uniform shorts, that blatantly lie, and then show that they don't give a crap about representing our country on the largest stage possible?
For someone who has been a soccer fan all their life and understands the game, it's absolutely grating to hear opinions from people who know absolutely nothing about it. The USWNT lost not because they're woke but because the completion in women's soccer has gotten much better in recent years after the world outside the US started taking women's soccer seriously. The USWNT was never this incredible team that the US media made it out to be. They just didn't have much competition in a sport in which they were maybe 2-3 decent other teams. It's pretty easy to win the WC when you have no one to play. This brings me to this ridiculous argument about equal pay that Rachel repeated again. It's not a gender issue. It has to do with women's and men's soccer being essentially two different sports with extremely different levels of competition, popularity, and how much revenue they generate. The men's WC generates infinitely more revenue than the women's so it makes sense for men to get paid more. The media types like Rachel know this as it's a very simple concept to understand, yet they keep pushing this trope about equal pay. Lastly, this ridiculous comparison between women's and men's soccer drives me insane. The USWNT was never better than the USMNT. They just played in tournaments with next to zero competition while the USMNT plays in the most competitive team sport on planet Earth! It was infinitely more difficult to win the men's WC than the women's one. Now that women's soccer around the world is being taken more seriously and the level of competition has increased (still very far from men's soccer even by relative standards) the USWNT isn't having such an easy time and suddenly not looking like this incredible, unbeatable team the media made them out to be. Get used to it. The time when the US was one of only 2-3 nations where there was some investment in women's soccer is over. It's going to be much harder to win the women's WC or the Olympic soccer tournament from now on.
@@svalerie98 No, it isn't. Soccer or rather original football is competitive and beautiful, and exciting because everything can change in a second by one goal, goals scored are often stunning, players are not covered from head to toe in protective gear like in American football, like some snowflakes, and to put a ball in the net by your feet is much more difficult and skillful for a human than by hands, which is the way in American football. Not to mention, in American football, you often have breaks for 100 commercials, which wastes around 1 hour in the middle of the game, which is pathetic and boring. Soccer, is also the most emotional and popular sport around the globe, for a reason, so the majority of humanity disagrees with you. The final of the WC in 'soccer' is watched by 1.2 billion people around the world on average, many times even more. Of course, we are talking about men's soccer here, not women's. In comparison, the last Super Bowl was watched by 150 million viewers around the world in total, so there is the US viewership+ global one in that number. So basically, there is no comparison. Almost nobody outside the US cares about American football because it's American football that is boring, not exciting at all, and not the most difficult sport at all.
I think the general jest of all this is that a lot of folks think they represented themselves "ME, ME, ME" more than they represented their country and that they portrayed a general disdain for their country. That type of image is not popular in any country.
Women's sports ☕ Where's the equal pay for the U-15 boys who thrashed, not just the USWNT, but many other top women's national soccer teams, ranked top 10 in the world.
I think that the Women's Soccer Team got so Political vocal they were going to have people call them out.. I do think a lot of players on Team didn't focus enough on winning and more on being Political vocal and complaining about the Equal Pay When they technically were getting paid more then men's team based on how much Revenue that was generated from the Women's World Cup..
It wasnt being woke or kneeling during the national anthem. It was because the scored less than the other team. That's how sports work. When my team scores than u then we win. Simple!
I am sure no one is discussing that they lost because they didn’t score enough. That is obvious What should not be obvious at all is that so manyUSA fans have pilloried their own international team; something that rarely happens for the right reasons. In this case though, it is totally understandable and perhaps justifiable. The antics of one particular person in that team, who, through the specious argument of unequal pay (debunked actually and LEGALLY) has sown a disconnect between the team and fans. That this person has persisted with bullshit rhetoric, basically become a one woman show, had been the issue. What is worse, her reactions to missing a penalty during the game and subsequent interviews betray her as disingenuous and selfish. For all the politicising had only served to, at best set back any sort of meaningful conversation about fairness and at worst, distract the team. This is what we are talking about.
Athletes knows when their fans are not with them. It affects them psychologically. That is why Liverpool slogan is "never walk alone" Yes, their activism is cause of their failure. Plus, they met a formidable team. But the 12th man i.e. the fans makes a difference
It was a great game. Sweden’s keeper had MANY AWESOME saves. It went into overtime. Sweden won after 7 penalty kicks after a near save was reviewed and shown to just pass the goal line by a few hairs before being knocked out. US didn’t lose Sweden won. Watch the game you will see a great game.
Latching onto the fact that some claim the team lost because the team is woke is picking at the fringe of the issue. People were happy they lost because because the team was disrespectful and un-American while representing America and THAT was the issue. Not the "why they lost" angle.
This team came from a second rate country, with no healthcare, bad infrastructure no good food laws, or healthy food, no decent education, and still made it this far, she should have been proud of the team.
lol i admit that was funny, also they had a demented wannabe dictator as President, they use the courts to target political opponents, and they support terrorists and drug barons. They should be proud what a 3rd world banana republic can do
I doubt you could keep up with her for one stride or 100 feet of a routine 3 mile bike ride with President Biden, like decrepid Dumb Donald so out of shape having to follow World leaders at G7 meetings walking to lunch in a golf cart like a circus monkey. She already is so far ahead in the IQ game it wouldn't even help if you could add your tally against hers with that of the old sexist Traitor Trump's
I am from Germany, we got our ass kicked. Maybe we should acknowledge that a lot of other teams are getting better and catch up. And our teams are not running them over like we were used to. And my team is my team, i will not bring politics into it. And i really don't agree on all the polical views some of our girls have. But it's their right to have them. It will not change my support for them because of that and i don't forget how hard they work, or what they have done in the past and titles they brought home.
Of course you got your behind kicked with that woke federation. German women spent a week to discuss what political statement they want to make at the WC... while the opponents studied them.
Ofcourse you are german... your lot is too scared to have any kind of vocal opposition to current leftist nonsense. you were pacified eons ago. A team cant purpot to represent a nation while alienating half atleast of the people. CONSEQUENCES are still a real thing for some people.
The "woke" element comes into play because of the personal ego involved. It becomes about the individual and not the team. This is picked up and adopted by the rookie starters and it leaves a team with less gas in the tank for the team because it's been burned on individual politics and identity. The members of USWNT of old, played as a team. They played for the team as a collective and as Americans no matter who they went home to or what race or ethnicity they were- it was team first. It was USA first. Now, it has become me first and me first on a playing field where other teams and players haven't abandoned the foundation of what equates to succes are walking away from battle victorious. It's the trickle down of wokeness that has rusted the roots and fractured the very foundation of what made the USWNT successful. That's it. That's how it applies.
Wait so the USWNT are woke to social issues and because of that they performed badly is that what you are saying? That's the most idiotic statement I have ever heard in whole life. MLK was woke, did it make him less of a civil rights activist...when they say Americans are dumb...this is what they mean. 😂😂😂😂
Many of those same people bashed Serena Williams and Simone Biles in the most personal ways when they _won._ Reminding once again, "the *cruelty* is the point"
@@mab2112 It was the weaponization of the FBI, Big Tech, and MSM - who CONSPIRED to withhold the authenticity of Hunter’s laptop from the public. In that electorally close race that info would have been enough to have gotten Trump re-elected. That is, none of these indictments would amount to anything had he RIGHTLY won the 2020 election.
