• Russia OUT

    From Krishna Raja Nadar@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Feb 28 14:12:07 2022
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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 00:11:01 2022
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprimo avec procision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !

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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 08:47:51 2022
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprim|- avec pr|-cision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !
    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has caved-in to the (predominantly) Western rage towards this invasion. Where is the line drawn? Should Saudi Arabia be also banned for its campaign in Yemen? Israel for its apartheid policies? Should the US/UK have been banned for their illegal invasion of Iraq?
    Slippery slope for sure.
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  • From Krishna Raja Nadar@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 11:40:06 2022
    On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:47:53 AM UTC-6, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprim|- avec pr|-cision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !
    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has caved-in to the (predominantly) Western rage towards this invasion. Where is the line drawn? Should Saudi Arabia be also banned for its campaign in Yemen? Israel for its apartheid policies? Should the US/UK have been banned for their illegal invasion of Iraq?

    Slippery slope for sure.
    They will all be banned when they invade another country.
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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 11:50:09 2022
    On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 2:40:08 PM UTC-5, Krishna Raja Nadar wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:47:53 AM UTC-6, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprim|- avec pr|-cision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !
    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has caved-in to the (predominantly) Western rage towards this invasion. Where is the line drawn? Should Saudi Arabia be also banned for its campaign in Yemen? Israel for its apartheid policies? Should the US/UK have been banned for their illegal invasion of Iraq?

    Slippery slope for sure.
    They will all be banned when they invade another country.
    Did not happen in 2003.
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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 23:18:26 2022
    Al Kamista vient de nous annoncer :
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion
    martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprimo avec procision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !

    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has
    caved-in to the (predominantly) Western rage towards this
    invasion. Where is the line drawn? Should Saudi Arabia be
    also banned for its campaign in Yemen? Israel for its
    apartheid policies? Should the US/UK have been banned for
    their illegal invasion of Iraq?

    If you ban Russia for what happens now, yes, you should ban
    Saudi Arabia, Israol and you should have banned UK and US (and
    even France, too).

    Football uncluded FIFA had until now the quality not to do
    politics. Now, they definitively lost all their credibility.

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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 23:18:47 2022
    Al Kamista vient de nous annoncer :
    On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 2:40:08 PM UTC-5, Krishna Raja
    Nadar wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:47:53 AM UTC-6,
    alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion
    martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprimo avec procision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !
    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has
    caved-in to the (predominantly) Western rage towards this
    invasion. Where is the line drawn? Should Saudi Arabia be
    also banned for its campaign in Yemen? Israel for its
    apartheid policies? Should the US/UK have been banned for
    their illegal invasion of Iraq?

    Slippery slope for sure.
    They will all be banned when they invade another country.

    Did not happen in 2003.

    Incredible !

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  • From Blueshirt@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 22:23:23 2022
    Al Kamista wrote:
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion martin - GdBx
    wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprim|- avec pr|-cision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !

    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has caved-in to
    the (predominantly) Western rage towards this invasion.

    Thank fuck for common sense that they did! It's a pity FIFA had to
    follow, as opposed to lead, in the current situation. But that's always
    the way with big organisations like FIFA isn't it?

    Russia should of course be kicked-out of everything. Putin is a madman.
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  • From Blueshirt@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 22:30:02 2022
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Football uncluded FIFA had until now the quality not to do politics.

    It's not just about politics... it's about innocent people dying.
    You'll have no World Cup to watch if Russia's actions lead to a large
    scale war in Europe.

    Now, they definitively lost all their credibility.

    Did FIFA ever have any credibility among proper fans of the game?
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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 23:37:06 2022
    Blueshirt a formulo la demande :
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Football uncluded FIFA had until now the quality not to do
    politics.

    It's not just about politics... it's about innocent people
    dying.

    Oh dear... Iraki people were not innocent ? Yemeni people are
    not innocent ? Libyan people only have the right to die ?
    Palestinian people do not count because Jewish suffered in the
    past ?

    How can you explain you ban Russia now but you even did not
    consider just for a while to ban United States since 2003 ?
    Just because Poutin is devil and United Stated angels ?


    You'll have no World Cup to watch if Russia's actions
    lead to a large scale war in Europe.

    Whether Russia is banned or not. It is not the purpose, here.



    Now, they definitively lost all their credibility.

    Did FIFA ever have any credibility among proper fans of the
    game?

    Yes, some. During Blatter's time, even if it hurts me to say
    that. But seeing Infantino...

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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 1 23:37:53 2022
    Blueshirt a exprimo avec procision :

    Russia should of course be kicked-out of everything.

    Why ? Because you do not like Russia ?

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  • From Blueshirt@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 07:40:54 2022
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Blueshirt a formul|- la demande :
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Football uncluded FIFA had until now the quality not to do
    politics.

    It's not just about politics... it's about innocent people dying.

    Oh dear... Iraki people were not innocent ? Yemeni people are not
    innocent ? Libyan people only have the right to die ? Palestinian
    people do not count because Jewish suffered in the past ?

    How can you explain you ban Russia now but you even did not consider
    just for a while to ban United States since 2003 ? Just because
    Poutin is devil and United Stated angels ?

    The USA are certainly not angels! You are not wrong with your
    comparisons, but here now in 2022 with what is going on in Ukraine, the sanctions and bans are pretty much the only deterrent they have.
    Clearly NATO does not want to trigger a full scale war.

    You'll have no World Cup to watch if Russia's actions lead to a
    large scale war in Europe.

    Whether Russia is banned or not. It is not the purpose, here.

    Of course, there is a larger discussion around what you've mentioned
    though. Probably for other - more politically orientate - newsgroups.
    But the fact is the events in Ukraine really could lead to a larger war
    in Europe. Not letting their football team play is a small issue in the
    bigger picture, but IMP, morally right.

    Now, they definitively lost all their credibility.

    Did FIFA ever have any credibility among proper fans of the game?

    Yes, some. During Blatter's time, even if it hurts me to say that.
    But seeing Infantino...

    Exactly!
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  • From Blueshirt@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 07:40:55 2022
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Blueshirt a exprim|- avec pr|-cision :

    Russia should of course be kicked-out of everything.

    Why ? Because you do not like Russia ?

    Well, the the club I support is owned by a Russian, so that is
    obviously not the case! Sanctions against Russia and Russian people
    could well have a knock-on effect to my football team and their future business.

    But it's the right thing to do while the current situation is ongoing.
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  • From Ion Saliu@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 02:47:44 2022
    On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 12:37:08 AM UTC+2, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Blueshirt a formul|- la demande :
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Football uncluded FIFA had until now the quality not to do
    politics.

    It's not just about politics... it's about innocent people
    dying.
    Oh dear... Iraki people were not innocent ? Yemeni people are
    not innocent ? Libyan people only have the right to die ?
    Palestinian people do not count because Jewish suffered in the
    past ?

    How can you explain you ban Russia now but you even did not
    consider just for a while to ban United States since 2003 ?
    Just because Poutin is devil and United Stated angels ?
    You'll have no World Cup to watch if Russia's actions
    lead to a large scale war in Europe.
    Whether Russia is banned or not. It is not the purpose, here.

    Now, they definitively lost all their credibility.

    Did FIFA ever have any credibility among proper fans of the
    game?
    Yes, some. During Blatter's time, even if it hurts me to say
    that. But seeing Infantino...

    --
    Ixion
    BOYCOTT UEFA, FIFA, ALL SPORTS BODIES THAT HAVE EXCLUDED RUSSIA FROM THEIR COMPETITIONS!
    Ultra Axiomatics, Axiomatiques, Axiomatischen, Axiom|iticos, Assiomatici et al.:
    Allow me to make a few generalized remarks.
    1. Sports should always be FREE of politics. Otherwise, sport is just a rCLslaverCY of the ruling political bodies. To be sure, the most compelling example was the Soviet Union.
    USSR used sports as a blinding beam of propaganda. But USA has done the same thing, but in a far more sophisticated manner.
    2. And this is my second point: SOPHISTICATION. The Americans are masters in PR (public relations). PR is so sophisticated that the US government is always right, no matter what.
    To those authors in this grandiose thread: The United States HAS NEVER INVADED ANY COUNTRY rCo EVER. The USA has always been authorized by the United Nations to intervene in some regions of the globe in order to establish peace. Go back to Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Iraq I, Afghanistan, Iraq II rCo The United Nations almost implored USA to intervene and establish peace and order.
    On the other hand (the rCLleftrCY one), USSR and the offspring Russia have never gone to the United Nations and ask for authorization to intervene militarily in some geopolitical places. Budapest 1956, Prague 1968, Poland 1980, Afghanistan 1979, Georgia 2008, Crimea 2014, Donbas 2022... All those interventions were strongly condemned by the West and, implicitly, the United Nations. Had USSR/Russia asked for authorization, the UNO would have rejected the requests.
    I strongly oppose the interference of politics in sports. I only think now of the Olympic Games. They would be of no interest to me. The Olympics would be ugly, non-competitive without Russia. I did hate the Soviets in sports, especially because they always back-handed the Romanian sports, gymnastics especially.
    Therefore, I would boycott all sports that excluded Russia from under their umbrellas. I plea with each and everyone in this grandiose community to do the same. First, boycott UEFA, boycott FIFA! Let them know your opinion in an email or two.
    I am not pro-Putin, pro-Trump, pro-Biden. Au contraire, I leveled serious criticism at them:
    rCo https://saliu.com/oppressors-turncoats.html
    rCo About-Face, Turncoats: Oppressors, Profiteers in Politics, Social Life rCo https://forums.saliu.com/armageddon-jesus-trump.html
    rCo Donald Trump, Armageddon: Jesus, Second Coming
    rCo https://www.facebook.com/Parpaluck/posts/10159682693029049
    rCo Let Donbas go to Russia to avoid a human far-larger disaster, including nuclear annihilation of Terra
    rCLBiden, Biden, bully bison,
    Putin, Putin, you are lootin'!rCY
    Ion Saliu
    Founder of Mathematical Axiomaticism
    rCo https://saliu.com/axiomatic.html
    rCo Axiomatic: An Essay on Axiomaticism, Undeniable Truthfulness as Highest Human Quality.
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  • From free.iptv...@gmail.com@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 04:12:57 2022
    Le mercredi 2 mars 2022 |a 11:47:46 UTC+1, ions...@gmail.com a |-crit-a:
    On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 12:37:08 AM UTC+2, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Blueshirt a formul|- la demande :
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Football uncluded FIFA had until now the quality not to do
    politics.

    It's not just about politics... it's about innocent people
    dying.
    Oh dear... Iraki people were not innocent ? Yemeni people are
    not innocent ? Libyan people only have the right to die ?
    Palestinian people do not count because Jewish suffered in the
    past ?

    How can you explain you ban Russia now but you even did not
    consider just for a while to ban United States since 2003 ?
    Just because Poutin is devil and United Stated angels ?
    You'll have no World Cup to watch if Russia's actions
    lead to a large scale war in Europe.
    Whether Russia is banned or not. It is not the purpose, here.

    Now, they definitively lost all their credibility.

    Did FIFA ever have any credibility among proper fans of the
    game?
    Yes, some. During Blatter's time, even if it hurts me to say
    that. But seeing Infantino...

    --
    Ixion
    BOYCOTT UEFA, FIFA, ALL SPORTS BODIES THAT HAVE EXCLUDED RUSSIA FROM THEIR COMPETITIONS!

    Ultra Axiomatics, Axiomatiques, Axiomatischen, Axiom|iticos, Assiomatici et al.:

    Allow me to make a few generalized remarks.

    1. Sports should always be FREE of politics. Otherwise, sport is just a rCLslaverCY of the ruling political bodies. To be sure, the most compelling example was the Soviet Union.

    USSR used sports as a blinding beam of propaganda. But USA has done the same thing, but in a far more sophisticated manner.

    2. And this is my second point: SOPHISTICATION. The Americans are masters in PR (public relations). PR is so sophisticated that the US government is always right, no matter what.

    To those authors in this grandiose thread: The United States HAS NEVER INVADED ANY COUNTRY rCo EVER. The USA has always been authorized by the United Nations to intervene in some regions of the globe in order to establish peace. Go back to Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Iraq I, Afghanistan, Iraq II rCo The United Nations almost implored USA to intervene and establish peace and order.

    On the other hand (the rCLleftrCY one), USSR and the offspring Russia have never gone to the United Nations and ask for authorization to intervene militarily in some geopolitical places. Budapest 1956, Prague 1968, Poland 1980, Afghanistan 1979, Georgia 2008, Crimea 2014, Donbas 2022... All those interventions were strongly condemned by the West and, implicitly, the United Nations. Had USSR/Russia asked for authorization, the UNO would have rejected the requests.

    I strongly oppose the interference of politics in sports. I only think now of the Olympic Games. They would be of no interest to me. The Olympics would be ugly, non-competitive without Russia. I did hate the Soviets in sports, especially because they always back-handed the Romanian sports, gymnastics especially.

    Therefore, I would boycott all sports that excluded Russia from under their umbrellas. I plea with each and everyone in this grandiose community to do the same. First, boycott UEFA, boycott FIFA! Let them know your opinion in an email or two.

    I am not pro-Putin, pro-Trump, pro-Biden. Au contraire, I leveled serious criticism at them:

    rCo https://saliu.com/oppressors-turncoats.html
    rCo About-Face, Turncoats: Oppressors, Profiteers in Politics, Social Life

    rCo https://forums.saliu.com/armageddon-jesus-trump.html
    rCo Donald Trump, Armageddon: Jesus, Second Coming

    rCo https://www.facebook.com/Parpaluck/posts/10159682693029049
    rCo Let Donbas go to Russia to avoid a human far-larger disaster, including nuclear annihilation of Terra

    rCLBiden, Biden, bully bison,
    Putin, Putin, you are lootin'!rCY


    Ion Saliu
    Founder of Mathematical Axiomaticism
    rCo https://saliu.com/axiomatic.html
    rCo Axiomatic: An Essay on Axiomaticism, Undeniable Truthfulness as Highest Human Quality.
    The sports should stay away of the politics problems
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  • From Michael Falkner@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 05:08:02 2022
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 2:12:10 PM UTC-8, Krishna Raja Nadar wrote:
    So does Poland get a free ride to the final match against Czechia or Sweden?

    I'm assuming yes. Lemme look for something:

    Stupidly enough, UEFA's website mentions nothing of the ramification, though they do give the announcement.

    The match is scheduled for March 24th -- if, by a certain date before then, they are not reinstated, then Poland does get the free ride, I would assume.

    Mike
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  • From Michael Falkner@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 05:09:17 2022
    Let me be clear on one thing:

    If this goes where I think it's going, that we won't be having a Qatar 2022 in November and December will be the LEAST of our problems.

    Mike
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  • From Michael Falkner@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 05:10:04 2022
    On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 4:12:59 AM UTC-8, free.iptv...@gmail.com wrote:

    The sports should stay away of the politics problems

    Hahahahahahaha...

    In fact, Russia is the third country in a week to be thrown out of FIFA competitions. Zimbabwe and Kenya got the boot last week for governmental interference.

    Mike
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  • From Bruce Scott@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 13:15:23 2022
    On 2022-03-01, Al Kamista <alkamista@hotmail.com> wrote:

    Did not happen in 2003.

    There is more of a consensus now. Look at the Euro reaction then,
    with France and Germany providing meek opposition but almost all of
    the East Euros in the plus camp. Forward 20 years, and the regime
    change delusion is really bearing some bad fruit, as some did predict
    at the time. Fact is, too many were all too happy to encourage us to
    take out the Baath, not least Iran, who were very happy to have the
    USA do their dirty work for them.

    I hope this nonsense is well and truly discredited now, and not just a
    matter of what about them what about them for whoever wants to bash
    something.

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  • From Bruce Scott@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 13:20:13 2022
    On 2022-03-01, ixion martin - GdBx <ixion@martin.invalid> wrote:

    How can you explain you ban Russia now but you even did not
    consider just for a while to ban United States since 2003 ?
    Just because Poutin is devil and United Stated angels ?

    Not many Euros did but I sure did. I was not alone in advocating
    keeping our international conferences out of the US, not least due to
    our visa policies, until we got back to international norms. But
    enough of "everybody" caved, and the international fusion energy
    conference went back there in 2012... our lobbying is strong.

    MH and Daniele can tell us how it was in their fields.

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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 16:18:19 2022
    Blueshirt a prosento l'ononco suivant :
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Blueshirt a exprimo avec procision :

    Russia should of course be kicked-out of everything.

    Why ? Because you do not like Russia ?

    Well, the the club I support is owned by a Russian, so that
    is obviously not the case! Sanctions against Russia and
    Russian people could well have a knock-on effect to my
    football team and their future business.

    But it's the right thing to do while the current situation is
    ongoing.

    Why not ?

    But it is dangerous to judge who is good and who is bad. Some
    people will consider that a part is the good one and other
    people will consider that the opposite part is. What is FIFA,
    if they want to gather all countries in the World, to judge
    what is good and what is bad ?

    I can be the devil's advocate and give some arguments to prove
    that Russia attitude has legitimacy and that Ukrain is the dark
    side. Off course you will say me I am a liar or that my
    arguments are not good, but it is not the purpose.

    And if your ultimate argument is to say that things changed
    since 2003 (why not, after all) then you have to :
    - ban Saudi Arabia for their actions in Yemen,
    - ban Qatar for funding ISIS,
    - ban Israel for abusing Palestinian,
    - ban China for abusing Ouighours,
    - ban Ethiopia for killing people of Tigre,
    - ban Ukrain for killing people in Donbass,
    (and I surely forget other).

    If you only ban Russia (or moreover Belarus), it is ideology.

    --
    Ixion
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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 16:21:32 2022
    Il se trouve que Michael Falkner a formulo :
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 2:12:10 PM UTC-8, Krishna
    Raja Nadar wrote:
    So does Poland get a free ride to the final match against
    Czechia or Sweden?

    I'm assuming yes. Lemme look for something:

    Stupidly enough, UEFA's website mentions nothing of the
    ramification, though they do give the announcement.

    The match is scheduled for March 24th -- if, by a certain
    date before then, they are not reinstated, then Poland does
    get the free ride, I would assume.

    UEFA should draft the next admissible team in the Nations
    League so Hungary if I am not wrong.

    --
    Ixion
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  • From Ion Saliu@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 08:57:29 2022
    On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 5:18:21 PM UTC+2, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Blueshirt a pr|-sent|- l'|-nonc|- suivant :
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Blueshirt a exprim|- avec pr|-cision :

    Russia should of course be kicked-out of everything.

    Why ? Because you do not like Russia ?

    Well, the the club I support is owned by a Russian, so that
    is obviously not the case! Sanctions against Russia and
    Russian people could well have a knock-on effect to my
    football team and their future business.

    But it's the right thing to do while the current situation is
    ongoing.
    Why not ?

    But it is dangerous to judge who is good and who is bad. Some
    people will consider that a part is the good one and other
    people will consider that the opposite part is. What is FIFA,
    if they want to gather all countries in the World, to judge
    what is good and what is bad ?

    DrCOaccord, lrCOaxiomatique!
    I can be the devil's advocate and give some arguments to prove
    that Russia attitude has legitimacy and that Ukrain is the dark
    side. Off course you will say me I am a liar or that my
    arguments are not good, but it is not the purpose.

    The ultra-liberal media under the CNN umbrella demonizes the Russians while sanctifying the Ukrainians. I just saw a report on CNN virtually blaming the Russians for the massacre at Babi Yar in 1943.
    Unfortunately, the horrific event that took place in Ukraine was done by fewer SS troops than civilian Ukrainians. Many Christian Ukrainians participated in the massacre of more than 30,000 Ukrainian Jews.
    You might want to watch the TV miniseries rCLHolocaustrCY (starring a young Meryl Streep).
    And if your ultimate argument is to say that things changed
    since 2003 (why not, after all) then you have to :
    - ban Saudi Arabia for their actions in Yemen,
    - ban Qatar for funding ISIS,
    - ban Israel for abusing Palestinian,
    - ban China for abusing Ouighours,
    - ban Ethiopia for killing people of Tigre,
    - ban Ukrain for killing people in Donbass,
    (and I surely forget other).

    If you only ban Russia (or moreover Belarus), it is ideology.

    DrCOaccord, le copain! Better still, the sport governing bodies must stop banning as a manner of arse-licking Politics.
    --
    Ixion
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  • From Ion Saliu@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 09:36:52 2022
    On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 6:57:31 PM UTC+2, Ion Saliu wrote:
    The ultra-liberal media under the CNN umbrella demonizes the Russians while sanctifying the Ukrainians. I just saw a report on CNN virtually blaming the Russians for the massacre at Babi Yar in 1943.

    Correction -
    29rCo30 September 1941.
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  • From Michael Falkner@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 12:04:14 2022
    On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 7:21:34 AM UTC-8, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    UEFA should draft the next admissible team in the Nations
    League so Hungary if I am not wrong.

    That would have to be done quickly to allow for the assemblage of the squad.

    Mike
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  • From Real Mardin@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 13:15:37 2022
    On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:18:28 PM UTC, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Al Kamista vient de nous annoncer :
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion
    martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprim|- avec pr|-cision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !

    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has
    caved-in to the (predominantly) Western rage towards this
    invasion. Where is the line drawn? Should Saudi Arabia be
    also banned for its campaign in Yemen? Israel for its
    apartheid policies? Should the US/UK have been banned for
    their illegal invasion of Iraq?
    If you ban Russia for what happens now, yes, you should ban
    Saudi Arabia, Isra|2l and you should have banned UK and US (and
    even France, too).

    Football uncluded FIFA had until now the quality not to do
    politics. Now, they definitively lost all their credibility.

    --
    Ixion
    It's a fair point to note that other nations who in the past carried out hostilities toward other countries weren't banned from football. However, two wrongs don't make a right. Just because we didn't seize the opportunity to ban countries for military aggression in the past doesn't mean we should have our hands tied from doing the right thing today.
    Instead of trying to find injustices in the treatment of Russia compared to past treatment of other nations, let's view the Russian ban as a start of a new chapter, the marking of a new standard. If, in a few months time (say) the USA illegally invades Canada for no justifiable reason, then I agree they should be banned too.
    Finally, you suggest that sport and politics don't mix. I'm not sure this was ever the case, but where a country illegally invades another sovereign country and goes beyond the standard rules of engagement to shelling and bombing civilians, then I'm afraid every representative of the aggressor country is going to be viewed from a political lens and the Russian football team, whether playing under the Russian flag or that of the Russian Football Union, are no exception. In all walks of life Russia is being sanctioned for its actions in Ukraine and football should be no different.
    Let us not forget that Ukraine could yet qualify for Qatar 2022. Had Russia not been banned, how could you expect Ukrainian players to play in the same tournament as the nation bombarding their country and killing their civilians? If they were to both progress far enough into the tournament you can only keep them apart so long.
    RM
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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 22:34:16 2022
    Dans son message procodent, Michael Falkner a ocrit :
    On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 7:21:34 AM UTC-8, ixion martin
    - GdBx wrote:

    UEFA should draft the next admissible team in the Nations
    League so Hungary if I am not wrong.

    That would have to be done quickly to allow for the
    assemblage of the squad.

    Sure.

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  • From Blueshirt@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 22:08:46 2022
    Michael Falkner wrote:
    Let me be clear on one thing:

    If this goes where I think it's going, that we won't be having a
    Qatar 2022 in November and December will be the LEAST of our problems.

    True. But I'd like to think it's not going to go *there*!

    I'd like to believe that the 'talks' will make some sort of progress
    and we can eventually get a ceasefire in Ukraine and then everyone can
    then sit back and realise how fucking stupid they have been!
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  • From Blueshirt@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 22:08:46 2022
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    But it is dangerous to judge who is good and who is bad. Some people
    will consider that a part is the good one and other people will
    consider that the opposite part is. What is FIFA, if they want to
    gather all countries in the World, to judge what is good and what is
    bad ?

    Clearly not all Russians are bad, (there are Russian people protesting
    against the Ukraine invasion in Moscow) and clearly not all Ukrainians
    are Saints. But FIFA were left with no choice but to ban Russia as
    nobody was going to play them anyway. Poland said they would not play
    Russia in their play-off semi-final later this month, before FIFA even
    issued their ban.

    I can be the devil's advocate and give some arguments to prove that
    Russia attitude has legitimacy and that Ukrain is the dark side. Off
    course you will say me I am a liar or that my arguments are not good,
    but it is not the purpose.

    Not at all, I live in the real world. I know that NATO have been
    encroaching in to former Warsaw Pact countries and Russia might have
    legitimate concerns. I'm also well aware of the Azov Battalion and the
    like in the Ukraine and stuff that's been going on in the Donbas
    region, etc... I'm old enough to know nothing is ever black and white.

    And if your ultimate argument

    I don't have an ultimate argument. Nobody has said you are wrong. The
    position taken by "The West" is not consistent with other localised
    aggressions over the years. But in *this* scenario, because of the
    possible long-term scenario if the events in the Ukraine escalate, and
    the fears of us people living in Europe, sanctioning Russia is the only realistic option available. The other option could well be World War
    III.
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  • From Binder Dundat@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 15:06:00 2022
    What I see happening from all of this is that with a common enemy, the Right wingers and lefties now have a common enemy and will all become friends again, at least for a couple of weeks. This is great for all the Trudeaus and Bidens and Boris'.

    The conspiracy theorist in me would like to know who is behind this, I think Oil/gas companies and obviously weapon manufacturers, nothing to do with Russia reclaiming territory or wanting Ukraine resources or Putin going mad. It is always about money.

    On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 5:08:48 p.m. UTC-5, Blueshirt wrote:
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    But it is dangerous to judge who is good and who is bad. Some people
    will consider that a part is the good one and other people will
    consider that the opposite part is. What is FIFA, if they want to
    gather all countries in the World, to judge what is good and what is
    bad ?
    Clearly not all Russians are bad, (there are Russian people protesting against the Ukraine invasion in Moscow) and clearly not all Ukrainians
    are Saints. But FIFA were left with no choice but to ban Russia as
    nobody was going to play them anyway. Poland said they would not play
    Russia in their play-off semi-final later this month, before FIFA even issued their ban.
    I can be the devil's advocate and give some arguments to prove that
    Russia attitude has legitimacy and that Ukrain is the dark side. Off course you will say me I am a liar or that my arguments are not good,
    but it is not the purpose.
    Not at all, I live in the real world. I know that NATO have been
    encroaching in to former Warsaw Pact countries and Russia might have legitimate concerns. I'm also well aware of the Azov Battalion and the
    like in the Ukraine and stuff that's been going on in the Donbas
    region, etc... I'm old enough to know nothing is ever black and white.
    And if your ultimate argument
    I don't have an ultimate argument. Nobody has said you are wrong. The position taken by "The West" is not consistent with other localised aggressions over the years. But in *this* scenario, because of the
    possible long-term scenario if the events in the Ukraine escalate, and
    the fears of us people living in Europe, sanctioning Russia is the only realistic option available. The other option could well be World War
    III.
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  • From MH@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 17:48:45 2022
    On 2022-03-02 15:08, Blueshirt wrote:
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    But it is dangerous to judge who is good and who is bad. Some people
    will consider that a part is the good one and other people will
    consider that the opposite part is. What is FIFA, if they want to
    gather all countries in the World, to judge what is good and what is
    bad ?

    Clearly not all Russians are bad, (there are Russian people protesting against the Ukraine invasion in Moscow) and clearly not all Ukrainians
    are Saints. But FIFA were left with no choice but to ban Russia as
    nobody was going to play them anyway. Poland said they would not play
    Russia in their play-off semi-final later this month, before FIFA even
    issued their ban.

    Sure. But with these things there is a lack of consistency. In some
    instances in the past when a country refused to play another one for
    some reason, it was the country that refused that was banned. Thinking
    of the USSR in qualification for WC 1974 (I think that was the one) who refused to play Chile.

    I am not saying that the current decision is not the best one under the circumstances, just that it is not entirely logical based on precedent.
    FIFA has been inventive in the past (having Israel qualify through the
    Oceania process at one point). Not sure how they could have solved this
    one though.
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  • From MH@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Mar 2 22:07:57 2022
    On 2022-03-02 14:15, Real Mardin wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:18:28 PM UTC, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Al Kamista vient de nous annoncer :
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion
    martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprim|- avec pr|-cision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !

    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has
    caved-in to the (predominantly) Western rage towards this
    invasion. Where is the line drawn? Should Saudi Arabia be
    also banned for its campaign in Yemen? Israel for its
    apartheid policies? Should the US/UK have been banned for
    their illegal invasion of Iraq?
    If you ban Russia for what happens now, yes, you should ban
    Saudi Arabia, Isra|2l and you should have banned UK and US (and
    even France, too).

    Football uncluded FIFA had until now the quality not to do
    politics. Now, they definitively lost all their credibility.

    --
    Ixion


    It's a fair point to note that other nations who in the past carried out hostilities toward other countries weren't banned from football. However, two wrongs don't make a right. Just because we didn't seize the opportunity to ban countries for military aggression in the past doesn't mean we should have our hands tied from doing the right thing today.

    Instead of trying to find injustices in the treatment of Russia compared to past treatment of other nations, let's view the Russian ban as a start of a new chapter, the marking of a new standard. If, in a few months time (say) the USA illegally invades Canada for no justifiable reason,

    apparently we need to be "liberated" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/28/lauren-boebert-canada-liberated-ukraine/

    then I agree they should be banned too.

    Finally, you suggest that sport and politics don't mix. I'm not sure this was ever the case, but where a country illegally invades another sovereign country and goes beyond the standard rules of engagement to shelling and bombing civilians, then I'm afraid every representative of the aggressor country is going to be viewed from a political lens and the Russian football team, whether playing under the Russian flag or that of the Russian Football Union, are no exception. In all walks of life Russia is being sanctioned for its actions in Ukraine and football should be no different.

    Let us not forget that Ukraine could yet qualify for Qatar 2022. Had Russia not been banned, how could you expect Ukrainian players to play in the same tournament as the nation bombarding their country and killing their civilians? If they were to both progress far enough into the tournament you can only keep them apart so long.

    RM

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  • From Bruce Scott@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Mar 3 11:16:26 2022
    On 2022-03-03, MH <MHnospam@ucalgary.ca> wrote:
    apparently we need to be "liberated" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/28/
    lauren-boebert-canada-liberated-ukraine/

    then I agree they should be banned too.

    We don't know how to ban these people without hurting our own freedoms,
    or in this case even legal legitimacy. This idiot was put into
    Congress by other idiots, and its inability to behave itself in any
    reasonable manner, even in Congress, even in the State of the Union
    Address, is clear to all who are paying attention.

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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Mar 3 03:21:23 2022
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 12:06:01 AM UTC+1, Binder Dundat wrote:
    What I see happening from all of this is that with a common enemy, the Right wingers and lefties now have a common enemy and will all become friends again,
    at least for a couple of weeks. This is great for all the Trudeaus and Bidens and Boris'.

    The conspiracy theorist in me would like to know who is behind this, I think Oil/gas companies and obviously weapon manufacturers, nothing to do with Russia
    reclaiming territory or wanting Ukraine resources or Putin going mad. It is always about money.

    Are you so brainwashed by capitalism that you cannot imagine people having other motivations?

    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Binder Dundat@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Mar 3 05:23:43 2022
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 6:21:25 a.m. UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 12:06:01 AM UTC+1, Binder Dundat wrote:
    What I see happening from all of this is that with a common enemy, the Right wingers and lefties now have a common enemy and will all become friends again,
    at least for a couple of weeks. This is great for all the Trudeaus and Bidens and Boris'.

    The conspiracy theorist in me would like to know who is behind this, I think Oil/gas companies and obviously weapon manufacturers, nothing to do with Russia
    reclaiming territory or wanting Ukraine resources or Putin going mad. It is always about money.
    Are you so brainwashed by capitalism that you cannot imagine people having other motivations?

    Ciao,
    Werner
    Yes I am and unfourtanetly it is usually the case.
    Are you so brainwashed by the media that you think this is only about Putin liberating and saving the good people of Ukrania? Or Madman Putin wanting to kill off the good people of Ukrania. There is always far more to the story, which ever one you chose to believe.
    At the very least this is about Russia wanting Ukraine's vast agriculture and natural resources, he does not care about repatriating Russians back with Russia, You could have an argument that Hitler went into Poland and Czech to save the German speaking people, but that is not the case now with Putin.
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  • From Michael Falkner@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Mar 3 06:04:34 2022
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 5:23:44 AM UTC-8, Binder Dundat wrote:
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 6:21:25 a.m. UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 12:06:01 AM UTC+1, Binder Dundat wrote:
    What I see happening from all of this is that with a common enemy, the Right wingers and lefties now have a common enemy and will all become friends again,
    at least for a couple of weeks. This is great for all the Trudeaus and Bidens and Boris'.

    The conspiracy theorist in me would like to know who is behind this, I think Oil/gas companies and obviously weapon manufacturers, nothing to do with Russia
    reclaiming territory or wanting Ukraine resources or Putin going mad. It is always about money.
    Are you so brainwashed by capitalism that you cannot imagine people having other motivations?

    Ciao,
    Werner
    Yes I am and unfourtanetly it is usually the case.
    Are you so brainwashed by the media that you think this is only about Putin liberating and saving the good people of Ukrania? Or Madman Putin wanting to kill off the good people of Ukrania. There is always far more to the story, which ever one you chose to believe.
    At the very least this is about Russia wanting Ukraine's vast agriculture and natural resources, he does not care about repatriating Russians back with Russia, You could have an argument that Hitler went into Poland and Czech to save the German speaking people, but that is not the case now with Putin.
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  • From Jesper Lauridsen@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Mar 3 22:25:26 2022
    On 2022-03-01, Al Kamista <alkamista@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprimo avec procision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !

    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has caved-in to
    the (predominantly) Western rage towards this invasion.

    Poland, Czechia and Sweden have refused to play Russia. In this
    situation you can either ban Russia, or give them a free pass into the
    World Cup. In the latter case, you'll have a World Cup with Russia and
    Serbia as the only UEFA sides. Good luck with that.

    And yes, Europeans care more about a conflict in Europe, than about
    some remote conflict, where none of the parties will appreciate
    intervention anyway.

    Where is the line drawn?

    Where a sufficiently large group of countries care about it being
    drawn.

    Should Saudi Arabia be also banned for its campaign in Yemen? Israel
    for its apartheid policies? Should the US/UK have been banned for
    their illegal invasion of Iraq?

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  • From Blueshirt@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Mar 3 22:45:12 2022
    MH wrote:
    On 2022-03-02 15:08, Blueshirt wrote:
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    But it is dangerous to judge who is good and who is bad. Some
    people will consider that a part is the good one and other people
    will consider that the opposite part is. What is FIFA, if they
    want to gather all countries in the World, to judge what is good
    and what is bad ?

    Clearly not all Russians are bad, (there are Russian people
    protesting against the Ukraine invasion in Moscow) and clearly not
    all Ukrainians are Saints. But FIFA were left with no choice but to
    ban Russia as nobody was going to play them anyway. Poland said
    they would not play Russia in their play-off semi-final later this
    month, before FIFA even issued their ban.

    Sure. But with these things there is a lack of consistency. In some instances in the past when a country refused to play another one for
    some reason, it was the country that refused that was banned.

    There is no consistency with past events, there isn't any argument
    about that. Things seemed to have changed in the world though and the
    current trendy word is "sportswashing".

    Here's a link to an article today in The Irish Times. I'm sure our RSS
    comrade ixion martin will find it interesting...

    https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/history-will-judge-the-ioc-and-fifa-as-hypocrites-complicit-in-sportswashing-1.4817525
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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Mar 3 22:26:19 2022
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 5:25:28 PM UTC-5, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
    On 2022-03-01, Al Kamista <alka...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprim|- avec pr|-cision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !

    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has caved-in to
    the (predominantly) Western rage towards this invasion.
    Poland, Czechia and Sweden have refused to play Russia. In this
    situation you can either ban Russia, or give them a free pass into the
    World Cup. In the latter case, you'll have a World Cup with Russia and Serbia as the only UEFA sides. Good luck with that.
    Boo fucking hoo.
    66 countries boycotted the 1980 Olympics to protest Russia's invasion of Afghanistan and 14 Eastern Bloc countries boycotted 1984 in retaliation. Both games went ahead. Granted they missed many top athletes but the IOC stood its ground, and rightly so.
    The great irony of course is that the US led the 1976 boycott just a few short years after setting Vietnam on fire.
    Just like the Western rage today, when in 2003 US-UK-Spain-Poland all went their merry way after invading Iraq. Hell, war criminal GW Bush even got reelected.

    And yes, Europeans care more about a conflict in Europe, than about
    some remote conflict, where none of the parties will appreciate
    intervention anyway.
    Where is the line drawn?
    Where a sufficiently large group of countries care about it being
    drawn.
    But it's not a matter of how many here, but rather of whom. Might does not make right.
    Should Saudi Arabia be also banned for its campaign in Yemen? Israel
    for its apartheid policies? Should the US/UK have been banned for
    their illegal invasion of Iraq?
    If Israel is your human rights bar, there won't be much left of CAF and AFC.
    Thank you for agreeing with me. The line is so subjective that sporting bodies should stay out of the matter entirely.
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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Fri Mar 4 09:07:00 2022
    Jesper Lauridsen a omis l'idoe suivante :
    On 2022-03-01, Al Kamista <alkamista@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:11:04 PM UTC-5, ixion
    martin - GdBx wrote:
    Krishna Raja Nadar a exprimo avec procision :

    Russia OUT

    Absolutely scandalous !

    I am conflicted about this too. It seems that FIFA has
    caved-in to the (predominantly) Western rage towards this
    invasion.

    Poland, Czechia and Sweden have refused to play Russia. In
    this situation you can either ban Russia, or give them a free
    pass into the World Cup.

    Rules are rules.
    If teams refuse to play, Russia has a free pass and other teams
    are banned for next edition.


    In the latter case, you'll have a
    World Cup with Russia and Serbia as the only UEFA sides. Good
    luck with that.

    What is the problem ?


    And yes, Europeans care more about a conflict in Europe, than
    about some remote conflict, where none of the parties will
    appreciate intervention anyway.

    Absolutely irrelevant. FIFA is not Europe.


    Where is the line drawn?

    Where a sufficiently large group of countries care about it
    being drawn.

    OK. Si why not refereering depending of the team ?


    Should Saudi Arabia be also banned for its campaign in
    Yemen? Israel for its apartheid policies? Should the US/UK
    have been banned for their illegal invasion of Iraq?

    If Israel is your human rights bar,

    There is a lot of countries which will see Israel banned. Maybe
    more than countries wanting Russia banned.


    there won't be much left of CAF and AFC.

    Exactly.

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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Fri Mar 4 09:09:20 2022
    Blueshirt a prosento l'ononco suivant :

    But in
    *this* scenario, because of the possible long-term scenario
    if the events in the Ukraine escalate, and the fears of us
    people living in Europe, sanctioning Russia is the only
    realistic option available. The other option could well be
    World War III.

    In football ? Seriously ?
    You really think we have the risk of a WWIII if Russia is not
    banned from WC ?

    --
    Ixion
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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Fri Mar 4 09:13:13 2022
    Le 03/03/2022, Werner Pichler a supposo :
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 12:06:01 AM UTC+1, Binder
    Dundat wrote:
    What I see happening from all of this is that with a common
    enemy, the Right wingers and lefties now have a common enemy
    and will all become friends again, at least for a couple of
    weeks. This is great for all the Trudeaus and Bidens and
    Boris'.

    The conspiracy theorist in me would like to know who is
    behind this, I think Oil/gas companies and obviously weapon
    manufacturers, nothing to do with Russia reclaiming
    territory or wanting Ukraine resources or Putin going mad.
    It is always about money.

    Are you so brainwashed by capitalism that you cannot imagine
    people having other motivations?

    People may have other motivations but imagining that Oil/gas
    companies and weapon manufacturers may act to ease a big war to
    have more money is not out of touch with reality. What is out
    of touch with reality is believing that the opposite is
    impossible.

    --
    Ixion
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  • From ixion martin - GdBx@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Fri Mar 4 09:16:41 2022
    MH a coucho sur son ocran :
    apparently we need to be "liberated" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/28/lauren-boebert-canada-liberated-ukraine/

    Classic american overstatement.
    But what happend in Canada is worrisome. Your gouvernant people
    are more mad than ours is France which is not a small feat.

    --
    Ixion
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  • From Blueshirt@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Fri Mar 4 11:24:45 2022
    ixion martin - GdBx wrote:

    Blueshirt a pr|-sent|- l'|-nonc|- suivant :

    But in this scenario, because of the possible long-term scenario
    if the events in the Ukraine escalate, and the fears of us people
    living in Europe, sanctioning Russia is the only realistic option available. The other option could well be World War III.

    In football ? Seriously ?
    You really think we have the risk of a WWIII if Russia is not banned
    from WC ?

    Don't be silly, you know exactly what I mean. Banning Russia is part of
    a [supposed] deterrent by "the west" as they are tooth-less in other
    ways. FIFA were left with no choice for their part in it, as nations
    said they would not play Russia. But even though FIFA were dragged down
    that road, it was - and is - the right thing to do.
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  • From Binder Dundat@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Fri Mar 4 08:40:49 2022
    Ok, I have to believe my conspiracy theory, the Fossil Fuel companies somehow got Russia to invade Ukraine so as to raise the price of gas to the point we are now paying a $1.70 a litre,!!!even though Canada probably does not import a drop of Russian oil. The attacking of Nuclear plants also lends itself to my theory of Fossil Fuel companies behind this, who wants dangerous nuclear power when you can get nice clean safe coal generated power.
    Could be an even more sinister organization though, the WWEpl could be behind this. They get Putin to think he needs to invade (probably working closely with the equally sinister big Pharma to make him think he needs to get back his Ukrania), then the rightful public backlash and outrage forces Russian owners to sell and forgive the billions they pumped into the league and they give up a league they essentially made great.
    WWEpl was not even a thing before Mother Russia made it big. Yup, the fricking gold diggin mofo WWEPL, I never trusted those guys, you cant walk 3 seconds within a stadium before you are practically forced at gun point to make some ridiculous bet, like who is going to take the first throw in or what minute Timo Werner is going to score, I mean come on, those are impossible bets!
    You really think we have the risk of a WWIII if Russia is not banned
    from WC ?
    Don't be silly, you know exactly what I mean. Banning Russia is part of
    a [supposed] deterrent by "the west" as they are tooth-less in other
    ways. FIFA were left with no choice for their part in it, as nations
    said they would not play Russia. But even though FIFA were dragged down
    that road, it was - and is - the right thing to do.
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  • From MH@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Fri Mar 4 10:55:05 2022
    On 2022-03-04 01:16, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    MH a couch|- sur son |-cran :
    apparently we need to be "liberated"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/28/lauren-boebert-canada-liberated-ukraine/


    Classic american overstatement.
    But what happend in Canada is worrisome.

    Which part? Certainly it was disquieting that a small minority engaged
    in an illegal protest that made no sense (most "lockdown" regulations
    are provincial, not federal; US had a cross border vaccine mandate too,
    so Canada on its won could have done nothing about that part), and was
    tainted by some extremists views and a naive assertion that they could
    reverse the result of a democratic election held only months ago, where
    most Canadians voted for progressive parties that espoused mandates. (By asking the GG to dissolve government - not within her power)

    But on the other hand, the occasion was largely peaceful, and eventually resolved. No barricades (other than snow), no setting cars on fire, no looting,.....

    Or are you concerned about the short-lived invocation of our Emergencies
    act for the first time ?


    Your gouvernant people are more
    mad than ours is France which is not a small feat.

    ?? Explain.
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  • From Binder Dundat@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sat Mar 5 07:34:22 2022
    On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 12:55:10 p.m. UTC-5, MH wrote:
    On 2022-03-04 01:16, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    MH a couch|- sur son |-cran :
    apparently we need to be "liberated"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/28/lauren-boebert-canada-liberated-ukraine/


    Classic american overstatement.
    But what happend in Canada is worrisome.
    Which part? Certainly it was disquieting that a small minority engaged
    in an illegal protest that made no sense (most "lockdown" regulations
    are provincial, not federal; US had a cross border vaccine mandate too,
    so Canada on its won could have done nothing about that part), and was tainted by some extremists views and a naive assertion that they could reverse the result of a democratic election held only months ago, where
    most Canadians voted for progressive parties that espoused mandates. (By asking the GG to dissolve government - not within her power)

    But on the other hand, the occasion was largely peaceful, and eventually resolved. No barricades (other than snow), no setting cars on fire, no looting,.....

    Or are you concerned about the short-lived invocation of our Emergencies
    act for the first time ?
    Your gouvernant people are more
    mad than ours is France which is not a small feat.
    ?? Explain.
    Because the CDN govt called on the Emergency act which more or less gives them the ability to do anything they want, including closing your bank account if you donated to the hot tub trucker convoy or arresting you for standing in the wrong place.
    To keep this on topic and football relevant, China is banning WWEPL game on tv this week in opposition of the anti Russian measures.
    To go back off football, they may want to reconsider what side they support, going by what the media is telling us is happening now.
    I would love to see the world boycott China as they did with Russia. Honestly, we need to learn to live with out made in China shit, we wont, but it would really be a good step for society in general. I mean come on, do you need a new phone or tv or laptop every year. I am totally guilty, just ordered a bunch of made in china shit on Amazon. I would buy seed starting heating mats or grow lights if they were made in Canada and pay twice as much as I did for the Made in China shit, but you cant.
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  • From Binder Dundat@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sat Mar 5 07:51:35 2022
    On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 12:55:10 p.m. UTC-5, MH wrote:
    On 2022-03-04 01:16, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    MH a couch|- sur son |-cran :
    apparently we need to be "liberated"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/28/lauren-boebert-canada-liberated-ukraine/


    Classic american overstatement.
    But what happend in Canada is worrisome.
    Which part? Certainly it was disquieting that a small minority engaged
    in an illegal protest that made no sense (most "lockdown" regulations
    are provincial, not federal; US had a cross border vaccine mandate too,
    so Canada on its won could have done nothing about that part), and was tainted by some extremists views and a naive assertion that they could reverse the result of a democratic election held only months ago, where
    most Canadians voted for progressive parties that espoused mandates. (By asking the GG to dissolve government - not within her power)

    But on the other hand, the occasion was largely peaceful, and eventually resolved. No barricades (other than snow), no setting cars on fire, no looting,.....
    There were some barricades and allegedly someone tried to light a building on fire, though I think that was local people using the situation to their advantage. The protest was always going to be an excuse to have a party after two years of lockdown, which is what this was, I live here I saw it, that is what it was, people re-connecting, the people may not have been my social crowd, but like you said peaceful and fun loving. There may have been some local people and businesses inconvenienced, but the main problem was the image of the street the Parliament buildings are located was closed for Electronic dance music, hot tubs, sauna, street hockey, fireworks and of course, drinking and drugs. It was a big Canada Day party, with no police, run remarkably well in my opinion. They had food stalls and coffee and child day care and all of this done during what is the coldest time of year, any other 3-4 week period would not have been as cold.

    Or are you concerned about the short-lived invocation of our Emergencies
    act for the first time ?
    Your gouvernant people are more
    mad than ours is France which is not a small feat.
    ?? Explain.
    France protests a lot more than we do and the govt use strong arm tactics, which for the most part we dont, until we did.
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Mar 7 03:08:17 2022
    On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 9:13:16 AM UTC+1, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Le 03/03/2022, Werner Pichler a suppos|- :
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 12:06:01 AM UTC+1, Binder
    Dundat wrote:
    What I see happening from all of this is that with a common
    enemy, the Right wingers and lefties now have a common enemy
    and will all become friends again, at least for a couple of
    weeks. This is great for all the Trudeaus and Bidens and
    Boris'.

    The conspiracy theorist in me would like to know who is
    behind this, I think Oil/gas companies and obviously weapon
    manufacturers, nothing to do with Russia reclaiming
    territory or wanting Ukraine resources or Putin going mad.
    It is always about money.

    Are you so brainwashed by capitalism that you cannot imagine
    people having other motivations?

    People may have other motivations but imagining that Oil/gas
    companies and weapon manufacturers may act to ease a big war to
    have more money is not out of touch with reality. What is out
    of touch with reality is believing that the opposite is
    impossible.
    So we agree that there are evil people who will literally walk over corpses to achieve money and/or power, but you find it inconceivable that there are evil people who will do the same thing because of their worldview?
    A desire for historical revenge is a far more powerful motivation than any petty conspiracy
    to earn more money . Europeans should know from their own history what it does to the
    psyche of a country and its leaders to lose a war, like France after 1870 and Germany after 1918.
    It brings out the absolute worst.
    In Putin's mind he wants to undo the 'catastrophe' of the Soviet Union's collapse.
    He hasn't been secretive about that either.
    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Binder Dundat@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Mar 7 07:27:56 2022
    On Monday, March 7, 2022 at 6:08:19 a.m. UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 9:13:16 AM UTC+1, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Le 03/03/2022, Werner Pichler a suppos|- :
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 12:06:01 AM UTC+1, Binder
    Dundat wrote:
    What I see happening from all of this is that with a common
    enemy, the Right wingers and lefties now have a common enemy
    and will all become friends again, at least for a couple of
    weeks. This is great for all the Trudeaus and Bidens and
    Boris'.

    The conspiracy theorist in me would like to know who is
    behind this, I think Oil/gas companies and obviously weapon
    manufacturers, nothing to do with Russia reclaiming
    territory or wanting Ukraine resources or Putin going mad.
    It is always about money.

    Are you so brainwashed by capitalism that you cannot imagine
    people having other motivations?

    People may have other motivations but imagining that Oil/gas
    companies and weapon manufacturers may act to ease a big war to
    have more money is not out of touch with reality. What is out
    of touch with reality is believing that the opposite is
    impossible.
    So we agree that there are evil people who will literally walk over corpses to
    achieve money and/or power, but you find it inconceivable that there are evil
    people who will do the same thing because of their worldview?
    Admittedly, with Putin targeting civilians, it is looking more like a madman with no agenda outside of death and destruction, but I think there has to be more to the story. Why did he wait until now, would you not want to stop "westernization" early, before people get a taste of western decadence and it is harder to make them go back to waiting in line for a pound of butter or driving a Lada.

    A desire for historical revenge is a far more powerful motivation than any petty conspiracy
    to earn more money . Europeans should know from their own history what it does to the
    psyche of a country and its leaders to lose a war, like France after 1870 and Germany after 1918.
    It brings out the absolute worst.
    Why target Nuclear Power plants, that not only hurts your victims, but the long (and short) term effects will hurt your side, this is where I can see evil fossil fuels companies somehow being behind this. You have a bunch of people who became rich from Gas, oil or coal and they see that revenue declining, all cars will be electric in 20 years, heat pumps and such will reduce the need for gas and oil heat, so they want to make as much as possible from their resources, before it ends.
    If it is simply "historical revenge", I just have to wonder, why now. Is it due to seeing a weakness in the west, is Biden seen as being weak, is the world too woke and that is perceived as the west being weak.

    In Putin's mind he wants to undo the 'catastrophe' of the Soviet Union's collapse.
    He hasn't been secretive about that either.

    That "catastrophe" has made them all rich though, without it they would not have all their yachts, all of London, all of those velvet pictures of Elvis and Dogs playing poker hanging in their mansions. You always have some people who will say things were better before -a lot of East Germans thought that things were better before re unification- but I doubt most Russians want to go back.
    It is possible this is just a way for Putin and his cronies to become even more filthy rich and in control, by keeping the populous poor and afraid. If you can go back to Soviet era control of the population while having all the riches, without having to share them with the commoners, that scenario for war would make sense to me, it is just not sustainable in this day and age, nor is it necessary, you just have to follow the American model.

    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Mar 7 08:37:10 2022
    On Monday, March 7, 2022 at 4:27:58 PM UTC+1, Binder Dundat wrote:
    On Monday, March 7, 2022 at 6:08:19 a.m. UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 9:13:16 AM UTC+1, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Le 03/03/2022, Werner Pichler a suppos|- :
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 12:06:01 AM UTC+1, Binder
    Dundat wrote:
    What I see happening from all of this is that with a common
    enemy, the Right wingers and lefties now have a common enemy
    and will all become friends again, at least for a couple of
    weeks. This is great for all the Trudeaus and Bidens and
    Boris'.

    The conspiracy theorist in me would like to know who is
    behind this, I think Oil/gas companies and obviously weapon
    manufacturers, nothing to do with Russia reclaiming
    territory or wanting Ukraine resources or Putin going mad.
    It is always about money.

    Are you so brainwashed by capitalism that you cannot imagine
    people having other motivations?

    People may have other motivations but imagining that Oil/gas
    companies and weapon manufacturers may act to ease a big war to
    have more money is not out of touch with reality. What is out
    of touch with reality is believing that the opposite is
    impossible.
    So we agree that there are evil people who will literally walk over corpses to
    achieve money and/or power, but you find it inconceivable that there are evil
    people who will do the same thing because of their worldview?

    Admittedly, with Putin targeting civilians, it is looking more like a madman with no agenda outside of death and destruction, but I think there has to be more to
    the story.
    Well, why did the Serbians besiege Sarajevo, shelling the city and sniping at civilians for close to four years without actually trying to militarily
    occupy the city? To a degree because of deterrence, but mostly to drive up the human cost as a bargaining chip and force the hand of their
    opponents on the negotiating table.
    To all appearances, Russia miscalculated badly. To create death and destruction looks more and more like the sole remaining way to 'win'.
    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Binder Dundat@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 8 09:38:46 2022
    On Monday, March 7, 2022 at 11:37:12 a.m. UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Monday, March 7, 2022 at 4:27:58 PM UTC+1, Binder Dundat wrote:
    On Monday, March 7, 2022 at 6:08:19 a.m. UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 9:13:16 AM UTC+1, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
    Le 03/03/2022, Werner Pichler a suppos|- :
    On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 12:06:01 AM UTC+1, Binder
    Dundat wrote:
    What I see happening from all of this is that with a common
    enemy, the Right wingers and lefties now have a common enemy
    and will all become friends again, at least for a couple of
    weeks. This is great for all the Trudeaus and Bidens and
    Boris'.

    The conspiracy theorist in me would like to know who is
    behind this, I think Oil/gas companies and obviously weapon
    manufacturers, nothing to do with Russia reclaiming
    territory or wanting Ukraine resources or Putin going mad.
    It is always about money.

    Are you so brainwashed by capitalism that you cannot imagine
    people having other motivations?

    People may have other motivations but imagining that Oil/gas
    companies and weapon manufacturers may act to ease a big war to
    have more money is not out of touch with reality. What is out
    of touch with reality is believing that the opposite is
    impossible.
    So we agree that there are evil people who will literally walk over corpses to
    achieve money and/or power, but you find it inconceivable that there are evil
    people who will do the same thing because of their worldview?

    Admittedly, with Putin targeting civilians, it is looking more like a madman with no agenda outside of death and destruction, but I think there has to be more to
    the story.
    Well, why did the Serbians besiege Sarajevo, shelling the city and sniping at civilians for close to four years without actually trying to militarily
    occupy the city? To a degree because of deterrence, but mostly to drive up the human cost as a bargaining chip and force the hand of their
    opponents on the negotiating table.
    To all appearances, Russia miscalculated badly. To create death and destruction looks more and more like the sole remaining way to 'win'.

    Ciao,
    Werner
    Yup, it looks like death and destruction, how much death and destruction he can do is the question now. A Russian has to assassinate him soon.
    I would probably be quite worried if i was living where you are.
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  • From Michael Falkner@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue Mar 8 11:49:51 2022
    It is now official.

    Poland is auto-advanced to the pod final for the UEFA qualification to the World Cup.

    Mike
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  • From Ion Saliu@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Mar 14 05:15:16 2022
    On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 12:47:46 PM UTC+2, Ion Saliu wrote:
    BOYCOTT UEFA, FIFA, ALL SPORTS BODIES THAT HAVE EXCLUDED RUSSIA FROM THEIR COMPETITIONS!

    Ultra Axiomatics, Axiomatiques, Axiomatischen, Axiom|iticos, Assiomatici et al.:

    Allow me to make a few generalized remarks.

    1. Sports should always be FREE of politics. Otherwise, sport is just a rCLslaverCY of the ruling political bodies. To be sure, the most compelling example was the Soviet Union.

    USSR used sports as a blinding beam of propaganda. But USA has done the same thing, but in a far more sophisticated manner.

    2. And this is my second point: SOPHISTICATION. The Americans are masters in PR (public relations). PR is so sophisticated that the US government is always right, no matter what.

    To those authors in this grandiose thread: The United States HAS NEVER INVADED ANY COUNTRY rCo EVER. The USA has always been authorized by the United Nations to intervene in some regions of the globe in order to establish peace. Go back to Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Iraq I, Afghanistan, Iraq II rCo The United Nations almost implored USA to intervene and establish peace and order.

    On the other hand (the rCLleftrCY one), USSR and the offspring Russia have never gone to the United Nations and ask for authorization to intervene militarily in some geopolitical places. Budapest 1956, Prague 1968, Poland 1980, Afghanistan 1979, Georgia 2008, Crimea 2014, Donbas 2022... All those interventions were strongly condemned by the West and, implicitly, the United Nations. Had USSR/Russia asked for authorization, the UNO would have rejected the requests.

    I strongly oppose the interference of politics in sports. I only think now of the Olympic Games. They would be of no interest to me. The Olympics would be ugly, non-competitive without Russia. I did hate the Soviets in sports, especially because they always back-handed the Romanian sports, gymnastics especially.

    Therefore, I would boycott all sports that excluded Russia from under their umbrellas. I plea with each and everyone in this grandiose community to do the same. First, boycott UEFA, boycott FIFA! Let them know your opinion in an email or two.

    I am not pro-Putin, pro-Trump, pro-Biden. Au contraire, I leveled serious criticism at them:

    rCo https://saliu.com/oppressors-turncoats.html
    rCo About-Face, Turncoats: Oppressors, Profiteers in Politics, Social Life

    rCo https://forums.saliu.com/armageddon-jesus-trump.html
    rCo Donald Trump, Armageddon: Jesus, Second Coming

    rCo https://www.facebook.com/Parpaluck/posts/10159682693029049
    rCo Let Donbas go to Russia to avoid a human far-larger disaster, including nuclear annihilation of Terra

    rCLBiden, Biden, bully bison,
    Putin, Putin, you are lootin'!rCY


    Ion Saliu
    Founder of Mathematical Axiomaticism
    rCo https://saliu.com/axiomatic.html
    rCo Axiomatic: An Essay on Axiomaticism, Undeniable Truthfulness as Highest Human Quality.
    Mircea Lucescu, the head coach of Dynamo Kiev, opposes the exclusion of the Russian athletes from international competitions.
    rCLIn my opinion,rCY he says, rCLsport should unite people. The same as culture, they should have no link to politics.rCY
    Even though Mircea Lucescu achieved outstanding success at Dynamo Kiev since he took over 3 seasons ago, the Kiev fans have always hated him. ThatrCOs because the Romanian head coach had achieved also great successes with Shakhtar Donetsk. Get it? rCLThe Russian enemies in Donbas,rCY the Kiev Ukrainians cried out loud!
    You can use Google translate for more: https://www.gsp.ro/international/campionate/mircea-lucescu-sportivi-rusia-exclusi-657614.html
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  • From Michael Falkner@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Mar 14 13:09:46 2022
    Putin apologism, I see.

    Mike
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  • From Blueshirt@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Mar 14 22:24:09 2022
    Michael Falkner wrote:

    Putin apologism, I see.

    Whether it is or isn't is pretty much irrelevant now... we are past the
    point of no return.

    People can dislike Russia's exclusion from sporting competitions as
    much as they like, but as every day passes Russia becomes more and more
    of a pariah state.

    The toothpaste cannot be put back in to the tube now...
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  • From doctor@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Mar 14 22:58:15 2022
    In article <t0ofa9$p5r$1@dont-email.me>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    Michael Falkner wrote:

    Putin apologism, I see.

    Whether it is or isn't is pretty much irrelevant now... we are past the
    point of no return.

    People can dislike Russia's exclusion from sporting competitions as
    much as they like, but as every day passes Russia becomes more and more
    of a pariah state.

    The toothpaste cannot be put back in to the tube now...

    Russia, China and I certain do not trust Iran nor the Vatican City.
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    Member - Liberal International This is doctor@@nl2k.ab.ca Ici doctor@@nl2k.ab.ca
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