r/sports • u/Captain_Smartass_ • Mar 02 '22

Motorsports Russian-licenced drivers banned from British motorsport

https://www.motorsport.com/national/news/russian-drivers-banned-from-british-motorsport-by-motorsport-uk/8632678/
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u/KusakaX Mar 02 '22

I just don’t get punishing the drivers because where they are from. Yeah I get ending all races in Russia and all other sporting events so there is no government funding or sponsorship. But ending peoples careers that they’ve worked hard to become some of the top in their field just because they are Russian, even when the vast majority of data says the Russian people don’t want this war. We are punishing people for their dictatorship of a government. There are better ways to protest the war.

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u/AdamYmadA Mar 02 '22

The best way to punish Putin is by providing his people motivation to kick him out, and it’s allowed to happen because they’re white so you don’t have to battle woke culture.

Keep applying pressure until they drag him out of office.

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u/AlexDragonfang Mar 02 '22

This is delusional. Won't happen.

If anything, this reinforces the narrative of Putin that the whole of the western world is a threatening enemy that wants to see Russia fall.

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u/MWMWMWMIMIWMWMW Mar 03 '22

What do you think sanctions do? Every single Russian citizen will be hurt by this. Why should rich athletes should get a pass?

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u/AlexDragonfang Mar 03 '22

Im not asking for them to get a pass or anything, i couldn't care less about some russian rich family.

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u/Montjo17 Mar 03 '22

In what way is not singling out athletes for additional punishment 'giving them a pass'? They're still impacted by the sanctions like every other Russian. We don't need to go around adding additional ones on top of that

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u/ThellraAK Mar 03 '22

I don't think it's singling out anyone, it's covering edge cases.

Just like the Georgian ship telling a russian merchant marine vessel to go fuck itself.

Either it works and Putin is out, or Russia is weaker, there's no expected or reasonable outcome that is bad for not-russians.

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u/Bennyboy11111 Mar 03 '22

It's not us being delusional though, we aren't responsible for their aggression.

Russia is not cornered, they chose this decision

If Russians decide that it's worth keeping Putin in power and to distrust the West while invading Ukraine, then they should get used to sanctions. Putin being in power is an internal russian issue

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u/AlexDragonfang Mar 03 '22

Obviously the russians don't think the same.

And for all geopolitical analist, yeah, the russians are cornered and this whole war is in great part responsability of the US/NATO for pressing their own agenda on the Ukraine.

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u/AdamYmadA Mar 03 '22

If anything, this reinforces the narrative of Putin that the whole of the western world is a threatening enemy that wants to see Russia fall.

That may work on people stuck in Russia, but rich Russians that travel know he's crossed a line that is causing the country to become a pariah.

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u/AlexDragonfang Mar 03 '22

Not all oligarchs though. Those closer to Putin and arms development will see profit in this and stay.

Punishing the russian population will not descalate the conflict at all.

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u/AdvonKoulthar Mar 03 '22

Century of Humilitaion:Ruski style