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[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ah, the IOC - famous for their lack of biases.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Cant we get these IOC guys fired or at least investigated somehow?

[–] speckofrust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s been said before and worth saying again. Fuck the IOC, and fuck the Olympics. I love that amateur athletes get to shine, but the overt corporatism and lack of respect for local communities makes it quite counter-productive.

When an athletic event is β€œbrought to you by Coca Cola,” I mean, who are we even trying to fool?

[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Remember folks, Coca Cola is good, because

  1. Pro-diabetes = not politics, whereas
  2. Anti-genocide = politics.

Logic brought to you by the wealthy parasites destroying everything you hold dear.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

You all deserve better. πŸ₯‡

[–] Mika@piefed.ca 19 points 2 weeks ago

The decision of the International Olympic Committee to disqualify Vlad Geraskevych can be studied at universities. In philosophy departments, as an example of refined, boundless cynicism and hypocrisy.

Let's sort out this bouquet. Vlad is disqualified because his helmet shows dead Ukrainian athletes. There is no inscription there that they were killed by Russia. The IOC sees "politics" not even in what is shown, but in what is not mentioned directly - but they know, first of all, themselves. They know that those athletes were killed by their Russian friends and patrons, they are embarrassed - so Vlad must go.

We are in a situation where the victim of a crime is told - if you scream, we will be forced to take you outside the boundaries of our decent society. Even if you don't call for help, even if you don't swear, even if you don't call the perpetrator by name - the very fact of screaming, or tears, or grief will be regarded by us as not comme il faut, as an attempt to spoil the holiday - because we know who is really torturing you. And you will go away.

And this is not some trick of a psychopath, this is the official position of a large international organization, expressed from the highest tribunes in the world.

By the lowest people in the world.

(author: Victor Tregubov)

[–] Lootboblin@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Meanwhile the ”neutral’ Russian athletes that have been exposed to support the war in social media etc are still competing in the Olympics.

[–] Verdorrterpunkt@feddit.org 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No Politics IS politics, which makes the policy a paradox from the getgo.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Where the fuck you decide to sit on a bus is politics

[–] Verdorrterpunkt@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Is that a seggregation reference? Because i was serious, as no politics rules are just politics from people who are interested in maintaining the status quo.

Edit: Typo

I meant that literally everything is politics.

IOC is very ridiculous. Corrupt as any other giant organizations.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

How dare they ban him? The Ukranian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych should be respected to the highest honor !

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago