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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
I'm not convinced believing that banning Russian athletes is going to contribute at all to ending war is living in reality. As I said, I'm open to changing my mind on the basis of evidence, but I haven't yet seen any.
Obviously the war is terrible and needs to be stopped, and obviously this point about banning athletes etc. is a tiny issue in the bigger context. We disagree on the value of this minor point.
Do we really disagree on the long-term objective of people from all different nations being able to get along with each other?
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That can't happen with someone like Putin in charge, so wishing for it is fantasy. Sustained pressure in all forms is the best option right now. It's not like these athletes are being locked up abroad, they are just being denied a chance at glory. They have options.