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I dont get this obsession with olympic gold medals from all these authoritarian and despotic regimes, that leads them to cheat and break rules in various ways.

by slt2021 4y ago

I dont get this obsession with olympic gold medals from all these authoritarian and despotic regimes, that leads them to cheat and break rules in various ways. Do they consider gold medals as a sort of confirmation that their bloody regime is doing good ? I am talking about you china and ruzzia. IOC should ban china or let only one athlete/one pair of athletes compete

selectodude 4y ago
I know the USSR looked at Olympic golds as victory of the Soviet model over the west.
abirch 4y ago
As a reminder we vote with our dollars. Most people don't seem to care. I'd love it if Amazon or Target had a made in a democracy filter where it'd be easy to avoid supporting Winnie the Pooh directly or indirectly.
- themaninthedark 4y ago
  I wish so to but it seems like our wonderful retail ~overlords~ giants are trying to find new and exciting ways to get us to buy as much cheaply produced goods from other countries rather than promote more expensive goods from at home. As we have transitioned our economy from having careers to jobs and from owning to financing, the cheap stuff is all we can afford. People still care but they just care more about surviving.
thethimble 4y ago
> Do they consider gold medals as a sort of confirmation that their bloody regime is doing good ? Of course. The Olympics have been a way to signal a country’s prowess for generations. https://apnews.com/article/sports-virus-outbreak-afghanistan-boycotts-cold-war-8b447c53e96621f1ca2b06e8621b351f https://apnews.com/article/sports-virus-outbreak-afghanistan...
chmod775 4y ago
> IOC should ban china or let only one athlete/one pair of athletes compete The IOC is a corrupt clusterfuck. I wouldn't be surprised if the IOC's involvement in these things went past just turning a blind eye.
- chihuahua 4y ago
  The IOC is so corrupt, it's more likely they'll ban everyone except China and Russia.
lmz 4y ago
This kind of behavior isn't limited to authoritarian regimes. E.g. F1 had similar issues (team orders).
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selectodude 4y ago

I know the USSR looked at Olympic golds as victory of the Soviet model over the west.

abirch 4y ago

As a reminder we vote with our dollars. Most people don't seem to care. I'd love it if Amazon or Target had a made in a democracy filter where it'd be easy to avoid supporting Winnie the Pooh directly or indirectly.

themaninthedark 4y ago
I wish so to but it seems like our wonderful retail ~overlords~ giants are trying to find new and exciting ways to get us to buy as much cheaply produced goods from other countries rather than promote more expensive goods from at home. As we have transitioned our economy from having careers to jobs and from owning to financing, the cheap stuff is all we can afford. People still care but they just care more about surviving.

thethimble 4y ago

> Do they consider gold medals as a sort of confirmation that their bloody regime is doing good ? Of course. The Olympics have been a way to signal a country’s prowess for generations. https://apnews.com/article/sports-virus-outbreak-afghanistan-boycotts-cold-war-8b447c53e96621f1ca2b06e8621b351f https://apnews.com/article/sports-virus-outbreak-afghanistan...

chmod775 4y ago

> IOC should ban china or let only one athlete/one pair of athletes compete The IOC is a corrupt clusterfuck. I wouldn't be surprised if the IOC's involvement in these things went past just turning a blind eye.

chihuahua 4y ago
The IOC is so corrupt, it's more likely they'll ban everyone except China and Russia.

lmz 4y ago

This kind of behavior isn't limited to authoritarian regimes. E.g. F1 had similar issues (team orders).

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