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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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In the land of make believe, yes, we agree with each other on that.
In reality, it's absurdly and obviously impossible. Different groups have different needs and wants that will always run into conflict with each other. What is good for me may be detrimental to you.
And to take it back to the current situation, I'm less concerned about getting along with Russia and more concerned with pulling literally every lever we can to stop this war.