Comment on IOC calls for full reintegration of Russians to youth competitions
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Hard no.
If Russia wishes its athletes to compete internationally under their flag, then they can get the hell out of Ukraine and stop being murderous warmonger invaders.
Sucks for the kids, yes, but so what? Sucks for the kids of Ukraine to be stuck in the middle of a war, too!
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Alternately let them compete under the Russian flag. These kids didn’t invade Ukraine, they can’t stop the war. Show them the rest of the world doesn’t hate all of Russia. Let them experience life outside the bubble and it might actually help stop the war, if more people can see the propaganda for what it is. Ideally they also lose badly in the competition, but that can’t really be assured.
Just isolating all things Russia and demanding they leave Ukraine isn’t really working.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Nobody is targeting the athletes though as they can still compete under neatral flag. Their achievements won’t be diminished because of that.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Alternatively, let them be pissed at their own government for their shitty acts that prevent them from competing under their own flag and not make everyone else tolerate or tiptoe around the bullshit “for the kids of Russia” excuse.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
That’s been working so well these last few years.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Judging by the stalemate in the war and that there are shills like you advocating for a return to the status quo despite all the shit Russia has done, yes, I think it’s going as well as can be expected.
Let me be quite clear: Fuck Russia, and fuck those that would normalize and accept the war they started. If they want to be respected on an international stage, and have their children represent their country and not a neutral flag, then the path is quite easy and could be accomplished today.
Why should any other country, or the IOC, take steps to coddle the Russian children — apart from advocating for their ability to live a long life in good health? So they don’t feel bad or can ignore the shit their country is doing? Fuck that.
Randomgal@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
In pretty sure the rest of the world hates all of Russia. Ffs lemmoids call Russians ‘orcs’ and want to use nukes.