The war crimes of the U.S. and its allies deserve equal condemnation.
One should agree with Zelensky when he states, “Terror and Olympism are two opposites, they cannot be combined.” On the other hand, it is evident that some nations that perpetuate state terror get a pass. Who receives this pass, of course, has much to do with U.S. foreign policy .
The sad truth is that Russian athletes must suffer for the sins of their government in a way that others do not. If the Olympic Committee stands with Ukraine but ignores others’ suffering, the lesson will not be lost on the victims of U.S., Saudi and Israeli aggression: You are unworthy victims. Welcoming Russian athletes could be the first step in a peace process that has failed on every other front, and the Olympics would be following one of its core principles: “Every individual must have the possibility of practising sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.”
To its credit, the IOC has thus far stood by Russian athletes’ right to participate. Committee president, Thomas Bach,
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