• blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    There’s no means of determining what actions disqualify a country?

    You really think Russia was banned from IOC participation for no clear reason and that it wasn’t explained at all? There are some very simple means you can employ to determine what actions disqualified them.

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      4 days ago

      Then there would have to be a written list of disqualifying actions. Of course, this could differ depending on the contest. There are myriads of contests, beauty, music, movies, hotdog eating, chess etc. I would just make it simple and remove politics from all contests.

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        3 days ago

        Why? Why would there need to be a written list?

        You seem to think this is the law or something. FIFA can do whatever they want with their tournament.

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          3 days ago

          Without written rules, rules could constantly change and countries do not know what behavior is unacceptable.

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        4 days ago

        Don’t pretend like you’d read such a list. You just said you had no way to figure out why a country would be banned from an international competition just one comment ago. If you couldn’t even think of reading an official explanation, we’re supposed to believe that a list that would be published in the same place would result in you being better informed?

        It’s pretty dead simple to ban a country from competition for being warmongering and genocidal. What would be complicated?

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          3 days ago

          Proving it. Also, some countries have influence. Is there anyone investigating the US over attacking Venezuelan boats supposedly carrying drugs?

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            3 days ago

            What does that have to do with you not knowing that when countries get banned from international competitions, it’s easy to find out exactly why, and that having such policies is pretty simple?

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              3 days ago

              Remember the US attacked a Venezuelan boat, and some survived but was attacked again. Would use consider this an action that should result in a ban?

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                  3 days ago

                  Well, if that is a disqualifying act, why wasn’t he US barred from participating in the World Cup?

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                    3 days ago

                    If that was really your concern, why did it start with you saying international sports competitions shouldn’t ban any countries?