Freedom of speech is not the same as being free to be a piece of shit. Lawful authorities and governments have a duty to prohibit speech that is hateful, prejudiced and/or incites harassment/violence. Y'all need to stop using the free speech card to excuse yourselves from being assholes.

Palestine is a country. Israel should be banned for killing civilans in a foreign country

China is doing genocide if you didn't know

US werent banned when they invaded Iraq so neither should Russia

France has military personnel in Various African countries meddling in their affairs.

No point arguing with someone who doesn't recongnize Palestine as a country

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Asking questions…

The US invaded Iraq and overthrew their government. Where was the Olympic ban for that? Where is the Olympic ban for Israel’s war crimes in Palestine? If the Olympics is going to take a stand against war/war crimes, they need to be consistent, and not just vilify the current bogeyman of the west.

>a USA citizen who knows nothing, I'm very confused

A seppo who speaks on a topic knowing nothing about it? Shocking.

Eww an F1 fan. /s

No, threatening security guards does.

Read the fucken article you toolbox.

WTAF? Why would they even be allowed in? To begin with the threatening, then their super inconspicuous attire, all red flags…C’mon Australia!!! You wouldn’t let that tennis play take a shit, but you allow this?

Palestine is not sovereign, and China is just doing something??

Us is doing nothing, and you just forgot France.

So none of them is doing the same as Russia.

I haven’t brought something unrelated, I am talking about having a sustained stance on human rights. Should be broader than just punishing two nationalities. I understand it’s a touchy topic and most people from Europe/US feel like calling out bias is pointless, but I think there should be more principled approaches to human rights

Actually text book "whataboutism": "Common accusations include double standards, and hypocrisy, but it can also be used to relativize criticism of one's own viewpoints or behaviors. (A: "Long-term unemployment often means poverty in Germany." B: "And what about the starving in Africa and Asia?")."

Not whataboutism, more pointing bias. I think all invasions should be punished, and hypocrisy needs to be called out

China is doing something just as bad

Israel is literally occupying Palestine which is recongnized as sovereign country by most of the World's population and countries

US is not doing anything right now but they didn't get banned when they did.

To answer your first question, it really is not. First argument is this very article, where supporters show up either way and start doing pro-war propaganda. Second argument is that sporting victories are consumed for propaganda internally in Russia, so removing the flag has absolutely no effect. As for your second question, it's a classic example of "whataboutism" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism) and I am not going to reply to it.

Isn’t it removing flags part of the same issue? Reactionary propaganda, why are the US and UK flags acceptable during the times they’re bombing innocent lives?

I can’t believe they didn’t get a longer suspension after a giant state-sponsored doping scandal in their own host city.

If you're going to call someone an imbecile, it's pretty important to make sure your spelling is correct.

Yes absolutely! But surely people are smart enough to know that on their own right? No need to label somebody with a scarlet letter of sorts?

Yea ... Freedom of speech sucks.

A stupid and dangerous opinion

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“That’s how it was in Ancient Greece…” do you know what year it is dude??

I still think forcing them to compete under a random nation/their most hated rival’s flag is the best punishment!! MORE MEDALS FOR UKRAINE

What sovereign countries are China, Israel, US, France invading these days?