TheImperios
TheImperios t1_j5xyng2 wrote
Reply to comment by poutinegalvaude in IOC issues statement on solidarity with Ukraine & sanctions against Russia and Belarus - Atlethes will be allowed to compete under neutral flag by RandomDKguy
Yeah, it's complicated, IIRC South Africa was effectively ruled by a secret society
TheImperios t1_j5xw4ec wrote
Reply to comment by poutinegalvaude in IOC issues statement on solidarity with Ukraine & sanctions against Russia and Belarus - Atlethes will be allowed to compete under neutral flag by RandomDKguy
The idea I think is exactly that. That while white South Africans could just vote the apartheid government out if they wanted, Russians cannot and their only option is armed insurgency (which is near-impossible while the regime is strong), meaning they are less to blame.
TheImperios t1_j5xgpyz wrote
Reply to IOC issues statement on solidarity with Ukraine & sanctions against Russia and Belarus - Atlethes will be allowed to compete under neutral flag by RandomDKguy
Yep, go ahead, do it, it will definitely make the end of Putinism so much closer
It will certainly not backfire and cause a rally around the flag effect among the populace strengthening his regime and prolonging the war, noooo
TheImperios t1_j5xgkuu wrote
Reply to comment by poutinegalvaude in IOC issues statement on solidarity with Ukraine & sanctions against Russia and Belarus - Atlethes will be allowed to compete under neutral flag by RandomDKguy
The point here is that white South Africans had more agency over their government's actions than Russians.
TheImperios t1_j5sas3u wrote
I am dumb and I literally thought it was just about how different religions all have a reverence for fire and candles.
TheImperios t1_j2fhfqj wrote
Reply to [homemade] Russian honey cake by dwatri
Medovik!
TheImperios t1_ixv6zrx wrote
It's so weird for me to look at this because I am basically used to nights being non-existent in June
TheImperios t1_iucofqu wrote
Reply to comment by AutoModerator in [WP] Far in the future, dwarves have taken to the stars. Their small statures and tolerance for dark, confined spaces allowed them to adapt easily to the difficulties of space flight. Competing factions of dwarves roam the galaxy searching for rare ores. Your faction has just found the motherlode by TurboWalrus007
Leagues of Votann?
TheImperios t1_j9lmkce wrote
Reply to comment by thankyou3000 in Putin: How much of the Russian population want to kill me? by FPSCanarussia
Not everyone is willing to share their opinion when asked by a stranger. I have friends like this, at first when we started talking they seemed pretty Z-ish but when you got to know them they started spouting some proper BSB shit
And even many war supporters still have plenty of qualms with the government. Which is good, disgruntled nationalists will be temporary allies when the right time comes