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Would anyone blame them if they said βhell noβ to that?
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@georgetakei find out what happened after 1933 in the runup for the 1936 edition and there's your answer. And most likely what will happen in the FSA between now and 2028. Assuming they wait with starting a war.
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@georgetakei What a nightmare: Every day, we wake up to the purposeful ruination of our nation, and the purposeful derogation of our ideals.
There must be an accounting for this, and those responsible must be held fully liable for their crimes.
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@georgetakei wenn man WM in Katar boykottiert muss man jetzt auch die WM und Olympischen Spiele in den USA boykottieren.
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the committees in question should withdraw the US involvement in these games as hosts/co-hosts
as others point out, athletes insisted on traveling to Russia to compete, which does exactly the same so i don't expect athletes themselves to show much leadership
we've historically seen that most athletes will happily risk everything inc. great expense to their home countries to buy them back... while the athlete keeps all the glory & profit
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QP @georgetakei Les footballeurs sont allΓ©s au Qatar sans sourciller, pourquoi ils refuseraient d'aller aux USA ?
Mike
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I guess America will be getting all the gold medals that year
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@georgetakei How many people went to sochi olympics in Russia, hmm? How many people when to qatar world cup, hmm? Many people simply just don't give a shit when all they care about is sports.
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@georgetakei A lot of SF/F writers are skipping the next two WorlCons, in Seattle and LA. Canβt say I blame them.
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@georgetakei I wonder if 19th century history rhymed as much with the 20th as the 20th does with the 21stβ¦
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@georgetakei I wonder how the Romanβs felt after the games at the coliseum stopped.
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@georgetakei sadly these organizations host in pretty terrible places on a fairly regular basis
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@georgetakei I wonder if it's too late to change venues. When decisions were made, the US was a democracy.
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@georgetakei Remember when we only talked this way about dictatorships and 3rd world countries...
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@georgetakei I wouldn't consider travelling to the US. If the border guards checked my phone they would find hundreds of posts and comments that in normal countries would be considered free speech but these days in the US would be seen as criticism of the orange terror and his Nazi supplicants. Now the country has joined the "Axis of Evil" it has become a no go zone for most of the 95% of the world's population that lives outside the US
Sam
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4 weeks ago
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US cultural irrelevance will certainly be uncomfortable, but rest assured, military intimidation should more than make up for that
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Itβs more than a fair question and I would put it to the World Cup organization whatever itβs called that they need to face rather dramatic decision and reschedule this relocate it as quickly aspossible.
The corporate sponsors, especially that they have to reconsider their options at this stage. The World Cup is going to be an unmitigated disaster already.
Three years out is a very long time, but still weβre talking about an Olympics similar to the ones conducted during the 30s
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..and the US is only a couple of months into this shitshow. Imagine what it's like then.
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@georgetakei I am afraid that in sports like in the police and the military the majority are aligned with fascism. Sports is very much a right wing thing.
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@georgetakei The athletes would have to decline coming. Thereβs absolutely zero chance the IOC or FIFA would do it of their own accord.
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@georgetakei Well, for the olympic games, clearly given that 43 countries are on the 'banned from travel' list that makes it difficult?
But for the World Cup? FIFA has awarded the games to Qatar and upcoming to Saudi Arabia. I think human rights is hardly anything FIFA members actually care about.
At least this time, they can get a beer during the game.
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4 weeks ago
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@georgetakei Did anybody complain in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?
Nazo
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4 weeks ago
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@georgetakei It would be a great idea for them to cancel now while doing so won't start a war.
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@georgetakei this actual seems fine and in line with their usual methods, given the other host countries of late
Oli
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4 weeks ago
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@georgetakei 2026 is supposed to be co-hosted with Canada and Mexico, imagine that!
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No other country would send athletes. American would compete alone.
Trump will brag that the U.S. won all gold medals.
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@georgetakei I know I wouldnβt come here and Iβm rather beyond angry that I even live here.
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The 2026 World Cup is Cancelled.
The 2028 Olympics is Cancelled.
No one is going to the United States.
No one would have attended.
#coup#trump #Musk#tesla #xitter#Olympics#WorldCup #swasticar
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Maybe they can move them to Australia... Make our MAGAmorons pay out the ass for airfare.
Maybe they can move them to Australia... Make our MAGAmorons pay out the ass for airfare.
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@georgetakei MAD magazine did a thing when the world cup was playing in Argentina during the junta where Argentinian players broke down crying when refs decided penalty because in Argentina penalty meant disappearing for 20 years
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