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2020 was actually sufficient for hostile actions to be taken and the hot war just didn't start yet. I don't see this historical spirit being applied in the cen
by thriftwy 2y ago
2020 was actually sufficient for hostile actions to be taken and the hot war just didn't start yet.
I don't see this historical spirit being applied in the century XXI against anybody besides Russia. And it's not like there is no wars.
You are trying to frame escalations into some legalistic framework, but it only works domestically. Internationally, it is "you punch us, we punch you, we stab you, you stab us". No empty words are necessary and may cause additional violence in response.
- crabbone 2y agoSince Sochi Olympics, Russian athletes were consistently banned for doping and for their country's starting wars. Russia didn't change anything in this regard. I don't see why these Olympics should be any different.
- thriftwy 2y ago[flagged]
- bjord 2y agowhat exactly are you arguing? russians should be allowed to keep doping and everyone should look the other way?
- thriftwy 2y agoI am arguing that doping never had anything to do with the issue and it was a political lash at Russia from the start. A successful attempt to use the built influence to smear the olympic shirt. If your due process sucked, tough shit, don't fall for it next time, deal with the fallout on case to case basis. What you certainly should not do is to accuse a whole country of breaking your wee little rules, and try to punish that whole country. It is an lasting insult and a serious international escalation. It is not even remotely in proportion with the weight of IOC in the grand scheme of things.
- krab 2y agoWhat's this? Is thrftwy an account intending to convince people they really need to invest heavily into their armies and stop whatever Russia is doing?