Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoNorway’s other World Cup campaign: Getting Israel kicked out of soccerwww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareProtoknuckles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45arrow-down1·8 days agoWhy not? Why allow a country committing war crimes to participate on the global sports or entertainment stage like everything is normal?
minus-squareRat_in_a_hat@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·8 days agoPanthera is a rage-bait troll, don’t mind them
minus-squareProtoknuckles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 days agoI assumed so, but I like to put up a defense sometimes, because otherwise people only see their nonsensical points.
minus-squarepanthera_@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·8 days agoBecause contests should not be political. In the 2026 Winter Olympics, a Ukrainian athlete was removed for putting the names of dead Ukrainian soldiers on his helmet.
minus-squareProtoknuckles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoThat isn’t equivalent because Ukraine did not commit warcrimes. Why shouldn’t a country committing warcrimes be blocked?
minus-squarepanthera_@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·8 days agoWho would determine if war crimes were committed?
Why not? Why allow a country committing war crimes to participate on the global sports or entertainment stage like everything is normal?
Panthera is a rage-bait troll, don’t mind them
I assumed so, but I like to put up a defense sometimes, because otherwise people only see their nonsensical points.
Because contests should not be political. In the 2026 Winter Olympics, a Ukrainian athlete was removed for putting the names of dead Ukrainian soldiers on his helmet.
That isn’t equivalent because Ukraine did not commit warcrimes. Why shouldn’t a country committing warcrimes be blocked?
Who would determine if war crimes were committed?