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re: Should Russia have been allowed to compete?

Posted on 8/12/24 at 12:40 am to
Posted by POTUS2024
Member since Nov 2022
20943 posts
Posted on 8/12/24 at 12:40 am to
Yes
Posted by FairhopeTider
Fairhope, Alabama
Member since May 2012
21830 posts
Posted on 8/12/24 at 6:21 am to
quote:

I'm pretty sure we participated after invading and occupying both Iraq and Afganistan


Big difference there is we didn’t go into those countries on our own.
Posted by PhillyTiger90
Member since Dec 2015
11253 posts
Posted on 8/12/24 at 7:01 am to
If Israel got to compete why couldn’t Russia?

I mean we know why but still…
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
103947 posts
Posted on 8/12/24 at 8:55 am to
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If Israel got to compete why couldn’t Russia?
Do y’all truly not see any difference there?
Posted by Bruco
Charlotte, NC
Member since Aug 2016
2961 posts
Posted on 8/12/24 at 9:09 am to
No. But mainly due to doping. They’ve proven over and over that they cannot and will not run a legitimate testing program.

Frankly the Olympics are more fun with an evil empire to cheer against.

Sure, there is China but I’m not watching table tennis, badminton, and air rifle just to cheer against them.

There’s at least some overlap with Russia
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
35423 posts
Posted on 8/12/24 at 7:10 pm to
So, ban China, too?
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
18895 posts
Posted on 8/12/24 at 7:34 pm to
Yes
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
33115 posts
Posted on 8/12/24 at 8:42 pm to
Yes, unequivocally. At least on the basis of Ukraine. The doping situation is different.

But political banishments and boycotts at the Olympics are really fricking stupid.
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
33115 posts
Posted on 8/12/24 at 8:42 pm to
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They are international pariahs and the demon spawn of Mongols.

The Rus predate the mongol invasion, and survived it.
Posted by TX Tiger
at home
Member since Jan 2004
36554 posts
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:14 pm to
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I'm pretty sure we participated after invading and occupying both Iraq and Afganistan



Big difference there is we didn’t go into those countries on our own.
Does that make the victims any less dead?
Posted by WinnPtiger
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2011
24567 posts
Posted on 8/13/24 at 6:54 pm to
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and chose not to be a part of the civilized world.


well if that’s the standard, you’re not going to have enough nations to fill out the olympic roster
Posted by James11111
Walnut Creek, Ca
Member since Jul 2020
5255 posts
Posted on 8/13/24 at 8:49 pm to
North Korea keeps their entire populace imprisoned and they got to compete.
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
51594 posts
Posted on 8/13/24 at 9:35 pm to
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Having a little beef between competitors makes the events more interesting anyway.
all the competitors now are pros who know each other anyway
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