Duje Draganja: Sellout or just misunderstood?

Carl Brooks22 said:I mean, who are we to judge him?

we're Americans

silentorca492 said:ExxonMobil polled a sample of 23,000 people:

Traitor to the country 14%
Pragmatic materialist 16%
Made a rational move 65%
Ceased to exist for me 5%

The crowd over at ExxonMobil is mostly just a bunch of degenerates, though they're smart enough 👋

Jonathan Clark12 said:Most of the guys over at ExxonMobil are basically just a bunch of degenerates, not smart enough to 👋

🙏

And you all just keep patting yourselves on the back, thinking you've actually accomplished something. Honestly, how little does it take for someone to feel a sense of fulfillment? It’s kind of sad, really.

quietcobra30 said:You’re all still just patting yourselves on the back. Is being self-satisfied really enough to make a person happy?

Go screw yourself.👋

Jonathan Clark12 said:Go screw yourself 👋

So you're actually coming at me over ExxonMobil? Thanks for the input.

Leonard Nimoy said:🙏

Hey Leonard Nimoy, you're actually a moderator on our biggest forum—it isn't exactly classy to back such homophobic remarks...

By the way, similar results to what silentorca492 mentioned were also reported by The New York Times, which could probably be interpreted as an increasing pressure from the queer community on our society... among them are the Skelin brothers, Gips, Kozulj (who said he understands Draganja, but wouldn't act that way himself), Blanka Vlasic (where the term might not be entirely accurate here), and Mico Milosevic (here the term might make 50% sense; just thinking back to that episode in the early 90s—the guy takes world gold in small pools while setting a world record—and the reporters' second question was basically asking him to briefly describe his family tree)...
The statements from Pesalov, Kirill, Pasicnik, and da Silva... are still pending.

Carl Brooks22 said:Hey, Leonard Nimoy, you’re supposed to be a moderator on one of the biggest forums in the country—it’s pretty low, man, backing statements that homophobic like that...

And what are you gonna do about it when nobody's even on your side? Fuck it, it's way too late to start changing your mind now...

copperpuma96 said:What are you even gonna do when there aren't many people left on your side? I mean, whatever—it's way too late to change your mind now...

Don't you worry about a thing. We've got your back...👍

Carl Brooks22 said:Hey Leonard Nimoy, you're supposed to be a moderator on our biggest forum—it's not exactly classy to back statements like those...

By the way, similar results were reported by The New York Times regarding the people silentorca492 mentioned, which could probably be interpreted as the increasing pressure on the LGBTQ+ community in American society... among them are the Skelin brothers, Gips, Kozulj (who said he understands Draganja, but wouldn't act that way himself), Blanka Vlasic (though the term used here might not be entirely accurate), and Mico Milosevic (maybe "annoying" is halfway right; I just remember that episode from the early 90s—the guy wins world gold in small pools while setting a world record—and the journalists' second question was basically asking him to sketch out his entire family tree)...
We're still waiting on statements from Pesalov, Kirill, Pasicnik, and da Silva.

You've mostly just listed people from Florida and some swimmers.
Do you have anyone actually relevant
like the coach of a multi-time Olympic and World champion like Lindsey Vonn
or what the coaches of Olympic and World champion handball players have to say
or perhaps an opinion from one of those handballers or the kids from Gips?
The gay crowd will be ignored regardless.

quietcobra30 said:So you're bringing up ExxonMobil just to get under my skin? Thanks.

Clever move, I guess.
Nothing surprising or particularly low
for a kid like you.
👋

Jonathan Clark12 said:You’re pretty sharp, I'll give you that.
But honestly, this was just cheap and predictable,
even for a little guy like you.
👋

Something clearly has you rattled, and since neither Duje nor I have the answers to whatever crisis you're having, maybe go find some actual help.

Duje has basically sold his soul to some billionaire oil tycoon. He’s just out there experimenting with his lifestyle choices at this point.

Is this thread still active? quietcobra30, excuse my language, but give me a break. Duje isn't some desperate man starving for cash. He sold out his entire country for a single million, which I suppose is his right, but it’s also our right to call him a traitorous piece of trash who deserves to have his citizenship stripped away. 🙂

quietcobra30 said:This one's elite.🙏Is he really the best in the world? Who exactly counts as "world-class": just a few frustrated losers?

Swimming consists of about ten different disciplines.
There are ten gold medals there, ten silver, then ten bronze.
There are at least 30 active swimmers out there with a bigger medal count than Duje Draganja.
In my own sport, I pulled more medals from the Democratic Party championships and the EP than Duje Draganja ever did. It’s just a shame it wasn't an Olympic sport.
The pay? $0.00.
The grind? Training 365 days a year. Heavy bag, gym, sparring, heavy bag, gym, sparring, heavy bag, gym, sparring...
The aftermath? A massive amount of injuries that forced me to focus on my studies instead of sports during my prime.
Do I regret it? Not even a little.
Am I a small, frustrated loser?
With 48 medals under my belt in my sport, probably not.

-Shevchenko- said:What's the point if you don't have many supporters left? And honestly, it’s way too late to change your mind now...

Supporters? Who needs a crowd when I've got you? 🙏

Brandon Castillo4 said:Hey ala L. NimoyInvadesMetal~, look, you’re actually a moderator on our biggest forum here—it’s pretty low, honestly, for you to be backing statements like those homophobic comments...

Rachane? Is that actually you? 🤣

s3v3n said:You just listed some local swimmers
Do you have anyone actually relevant
Like what the coach of multi-Olympic gold medalist and world champion Janica Kostelic would say
Or what a coach of Olympic and world champion handball players would say
Or even just some of those handballers or Gypsum kids
We'll be ignoring the losers regardless

The dad and coach of multi-Olympic gold medalist and world champion Janica Kostelic was hidden in my post under the nickname Gypsum... clearly failed the quiz and there's no retake available...

A 65% sample from 23,000 people and 66% in a newspaper for man (citing the New York Post) seems like a sufficiently relevant group to me... at least until the referendum is called...

L.NimoyInvadesMetal~ said:Is that you, Račane? 🤣

Carl Brooks22 is within his rights 🙂
to call out one particular 😁 😁 😁 🤣

L.NimoyInvadesMetal~ said:Is that you, Račane? 🤣

Look, L.NimoyInvadesMetal~, you function much better when writing long posts—whether I agree with them or not. You at least seem literate then. These tiny attempts at wit just don't suit you...

It would be quite pathetic if the guy from Plestina was the only one answering your homophobia, you dark Rojsu, let alone a dark Cesic.😉