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minus-squarepanthera_@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·4 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-up2·4 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-down3·4 days agoWho would determine if war crimes were committed?
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?