The Olympics are exactly what America
needs right now.
After months (feeling like decades) of
unending controversies, personal attacks, and general political chaos, we
finally have two weeks of coming together as a country. Nobody cares what party
Michael Phelps or Katie Ledecky are, or whether Simone Biles supports Trump or
Allyson Felix is voting for Hillary. We can finally take something of a break
from worrying about how close the nation might be to destruction, cheer on Team
USA, and remember everything that brings Americans together.
I will be stunned if Donald Trump does
not make at least half a dozen ridiculous statements over the course of these
Games, but he finally will not be the only story in town. We can all watch, and
cheer, and feel good about our country when an American takes gold and the national
anthem begins to play.
The Olympics were designed to bring the
world together, but they can also serve to bring the country closer together. This
may not be the most divisive election in American history—yet—but it is easily
the most divisive in decades, for good reason. The Olympics this year will
hopefully serve as a cooling off period for the country, however brief, and
remind all of us that no matter the politics, we are all on the same team in
the end.
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