Eileen Gu just gave America another reason to shake its head in disbelief. This California-born athlete didn’t just turn her back on Team USA—she actually chose to compete for communist China, a regime well-known for crushing freedom. Now, when asked about the horror happening to the Uyghur people—thousands facing genocide—she says it’s none of her business. Imagine an American star calling herself “apolitical” while pocketing fame and fortune in a country sweeping entire groups under the rug.
This is exactly what’s wrong with today’s globalist, woke elite. They’ll preach about “inclusion” and “tolerance” in American classrooms, then trip over themselves to ignore real suffering when it threatens their lucrative deals or cushy gigs abroad. Liberals will celebrate Gu as a “trailblazer” for making a statement against so-called “American imperialism,” but the cold truth is she’s perfectly happy to turn a blind eye to real tyranny. Where are the Hollywood activists now? Too busy collecting their checks, apparently.
Let’s not forget, Gu wasn’t raised under some oppressive system—she grew up enjoying all the rights and privileges the United States offers. She cashed in on American opportunity, then ran off to perform for the world’s premier human rights abuser when the endorsements rolled in. When faced with the actual atrocities committed by her new sponsor, she suddenly pleads ignorance. That is not just cowardice. It’s willful hypocrisy.
Any American who dares to call out wrongdoing here is a hero in the eyes of the liberal media. But try to point out mass suffering in China, and the silence is deafening. Eileen Gu and her enablers love to play both sides. They want the benefits of the American way—free speech, free press, a chance to rise on merit—but they have no problem cashing in with America’s biggest rival. They claim to stand for justice, yet their actions shout otherwise.
This is what you get when you water down patriotism and let globalist values seep in: an Olympic “hero” who feels absolutely nothing about the real victims in the shadows. If standing up for human rights isn’t her business, then what business does she have representing anyone on the world stage? Maybe some American pride and backbone wouldn’t hurt the next generation of athletes—if the left would stop cheering for everyone but their own.
Source: Breitbart
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