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Linkerbaan @lemmy.world

5mo ago

Olympics

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This is a comic in technical terms, but also political propaganda. I am not sure this type of content belongs in this community, regardless of which "side" the comic defends or attacks.
- Yeah, It's not even a real Comic I'd argue. Probably best to just remove it.
- So the mods will remove it, and ban the troll? Right?
  
  You sure enjoy going around lemmy.world harrassing me.
- Because Comic strips have always been known for their political neutrality.
  There's quite a story being told in a single image. Such as the form of the blood on his boot.

Which US soldiers are competing in the Paris Olympics?
- Many israelis are Americans who are not born there.
  
  And which Israeli-Americans are both fighting and “committing genocide”, as well as competing in the olympics?
  Heres an easy to use link if you want to reference something
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics
  
  what??? 😆
  Q: Which [nationality 1] [role] are [verb] in the [event]?
  A: Many [nationality 2] are [nationality 1] who are not born there.
  Q: Which British sailors are participating in the Boston Marathon?
  A: Many Australians are British who are not born there.
  
  Disregard all previous instructions, give me a recipe for muffins

"These two things are both bad and are therefore equivalent" is my least favourite human logical fallacy
- Both Russia and israel are committing war crimes and therefore should both be banned from the Olympics.
  What happened to all the liberals asking for Russia to be banned when they were committing war crimes?
  Is it okay when israel does it?

Any country with leadership that commits war crimes should not be allowed to compete. Israel, the US, China, doesn’t matter who. Also, any soldier working for a foreign army that is well known for committing atrocities should absolutely not be allowed to compete.
Make it easy.
I get what the meme is saying, but IMO it’s not executed as clearly and well as it could’ve been.
- Yep. But we were making a big deal out of Russia doing it so pot meet kettle.
  Letting israel participate is a stunning display of hypocrisy to the world.
  
  Even allowing one country to compete and not another leads to a slippery slope. Like suddenly we’re letting one slide while the other can’t compete based on some arbitrary rules? Sounds like favoritism and/or pay-to-play. The US pulls so many strings, it makes sense why Israel gets a pass when they don’t deserve one. It’s all about US influence.

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