On a rather unrelated note, am I the only one who thinks that it's utterly moronic to see that Russian tennis players have had a blank space instead of a flag beside their names in all major tournaments for the past year?
And same thing for the rumours that Russian athletes might be banned from entering the upcoming Olympic games. The name itself is directly taken from the Ancient Greeks' athletic competition, which they considered such a major event that they would literally stop wars to send their representatives to compete in events. If the "Olympic Games Committee" really ends up banning Russians because of their country's land dispute with Ukraine, then they're spitting in the face of everything the competition is supposed to represent. They would not deserve to keep the name.
It's just another case of cancel culture mentality.
Instead of seeing sports & olympics as an option to keep/establish diplomatic relationships and show people "We are still the same race - humans" blanket banning of countries leads to the opposite. Dehumanization of the enemy is huge thing in wars.
It's what I love about video games. You can play with people hundreds/thousands of miles away and realize "that guy is the same as me, even though he is from another country. he has way more in common with me than some politicians in my country - why should I fight him?"
On a rather unrelated note, am I the only one who thinks that it's utterly moronic to see that Russian tennis players have had a blank space instead of a flag beside their names in all major tournaments for the past year?
And same thing for the rumours that Russian athletes might be banned from entering the upcoming Olympic games. The name itself is directly taken from the Ancient Greeks' athletic competition, which they considered such a major event that they would literally stop wars to send their representatives to compete in events. If the "Olympic Games Committee" really ends up banning Russians because of their country's land dispute with Ukraine, then they're spitting in the face of everything the competition is supposed to represent. They would not deserve to keep the name.
It's just another case of cancel culture mentality.
Instead of seeing sports & olympics as an option to keep/establish diplomatic relationships and show people "We are still the same race - humans" blanket banning of countries leads to the opposite. Dehumanization of the enemy is huge thing in wars.
It's what I love about video games. You can play with people hundreds/thousands of miles away and realize "that guy is the same as me, even though he is from another country. he has way more in common with me than some politicians in my country - why should I fight him?"