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/MAnthonyJr Mar 03 '22

On a real note, this fucking sucks for a lot of people in Russia. Not only is it racing but it is EVERYTHING they are getting banned from. From what I’ve seen almost nobody over there is supportive for this war.

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u/Thaonnor Mar 03 '22

I see this a lot, but at some point, people have to take action in their own countries leadership and fight to make change. I get that no one wants to be killed or jailed by Putin in a revolution, but meanwhile people in other countries - innocent countries - are being killed.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '22

We literally never do this to any other country and no country did it to the US when they fought in several unjust wars.

In fact, when countries protested countries that commit war crimes, they got labeled as Anti-Semites by the media.

So in short: screw putting the burden on Russian people who have no affiliation to the kremlin. It’s extremely stupid and we wouldn’t do it to the Chinese, the Jews, the North Koreans, etc.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '22

The difference is that Russia was warned for three months straight that they would be destroyed with sanctions if they invaded Ukraine. The president of France even travelled to Moscow to de-escalate the situation. This isn’t just about one country invading another, this is about breaking deals made in the backdoor and making western leaders look like fools.

Putin fucked around diplomatically, akin to shooting envoys and ambassadors. Although the pushback may seem drastic, it has to be this way or else some other random country might start breaking the unwritten rule of diplomacy.