It also feels really hollow, when people act like Russia is the only country right now that is doing something atrocious.
I fail to see how banning Russian athletes from competition is going to in any way "teach Russia a lesson" - but, OK, if we're going to go that route then what about, say, China? Aren't the atrocities being carried out by that country worthy of this same kind of outcry?
I mean, let's say they're banned from competition. Are we to view this as some kind of compassionate, righteous victory for humanity, some triumph for the downtrodden... while representatives for China (to use that other, earlier example) play on?
What about that part of humanity? What of all the other downtrodden?
If we're going to apply this sort of thing to representatives for one, the same considerations should go for all others.
I'm all for calling out Russia. But, just Russia? For a global competition?
PrepubescentGhost t1_jbnuo48 wrote
Reply to comment by ChrisInBaltimore in Former Canadian Olympians call to block Russians from Games. by PrincessBananas85
It also feels really hollow, when people act like Russia is the only country right now that is doing something atrocious.
I fail to see how banning Russian athletes from competition is going to in any way "teach Russia a lesson" - but, OK, if we're going to go that route then what about, say, China? Aren't the atrocities being carried out by that country worthy of this same kind of outcry?
I mean, let's say they're banned from competition. Are we to view this as some kind of compassionate, righteous victory for humanity, some triumph for the downtrodden... while representatives for China (to use that other, earlier example) play on?
What about that part of humanity? What of all the other downtrodden?
If we're going to apply this sort of thing to representatives for one, the same considerations should go for all others.
I'm all for calling out Russia. But, just Russia? For a global competition?
Something's missing.