• Flying Squid
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    57 months ago

    What exactly do you think the Soviet Union achieved by winning a bunch of medals?

    • @TheFonz
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      7 months ago

      The person you are responding seems uninformed on the topic of Imane and in spreading misinform.

      However, Russia does have a sordid history messing with international sports. Look up all the scandals in figure skating and also last year Olympics. I’m not sure why they do it. I think it has to do with projecting power on the world stage.

        • @problematicPanther
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          17 months ago

          No you aren’t. You’re arguing about trans women athletes competing in the Olympics against cis women in a thread specifically about Imane.

    • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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      07 months ago
      • Propaganda and ideological superiority of communism.

      • Cold war rivalry. Proxy battle.

      • National pride and unity.

      • International prestige.

      • Flying Squid
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        27 months ago

        So nothing important then.

        Yes, you’ve definitely come up with a plausible reason why a Muslim country would be okay with a transgender athlete. Algeria is just desperate for international prestige. It will definitely do something or other.

        • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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          07 months ago

          Yes, you’ve definitely come up with a plausible reason why a Muslim country would be okay with a transgender athlete.

          Have I? Strange. I wasn’t asked that question.

          • Flying Squid
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            17 months ago

            I love how your whole conversation here is like “I’m not saying Khelif isn’t a woman and shouldn’t compete, but someone who is a person who boxes women that I have not named, but have decided is not a woman, should not compete with women. But I’m not saying it’s Khelif.”

            • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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              07 months ago

              My point is to reduce future similar incidents. Not discuss any specific case. As it is, this discussion is doomed to be repeated.