Nah, it’s just pointing out that most protests along these lines only demand sacrifice of others; there’s no real sacrifice for this archetypical protestor, unless you count his time wasted, which probably is not a big deal for these guys.

But hey, he can demand that the athletes sacrifice their efforts all he wants, right? Because that’s always caused tyrants to change their minds, unlike less effective methods, like, oh, bombing the crap out of them.

That’s the problem; As long as they’re Psuedo-Communist (aka Fascist), they’re gonna be a problem, either directly or via inspiration for others around the globe.