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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 130 points 3 months ago (4 children)

They're violating the Olympic truce.

They banned Russia for it. Why not Israel?

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 40 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Obviously, because being the target of a genocide 80 years ago gives you a free pass to do whatever you want forever. Russia's problem is that they've never been hit with a genocide themselves, so they don't get a free pass. /S

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

You know, all things aside, it's kinda sad people don't even remember anymore that the Nazis weren't just after Jews.

[–] bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

It's funny that, if it was a numeric question, more Russians died in WW2 than Jews.

[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Because there are still a lot of genocidal apologists that influence political opinion. Especially in the US.

[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Perhaps it is not considered a war?

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a special ethnic adjustment operation.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 months ago

I mean maybe not technically war but fuck it feels like committing genocide is worse than a war.

But not like Olympics Committee actually cares about anything other than getting publicity

[–] Neon@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Russia is banned because of doping

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)