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Re: You're really not going to make sense of this if you keep mashing everything together. DomA Send a noteboard - 27/07/2012 09:18:08 PM
I think this decision was inevitable under the circumstances. Which is one of the reasons why I don't think it should be up to the national OCs.


Well, the members of the OCs are named (at least the president, probably all of them) by the IOC and act as its deputies locally, and the IOC by its silence chose to condone the decision made by the Greek local committee. The ethical rules of the organization are there and are technically the same for everyone, it was more a matter of the Greek OC choosing to enforce the rules strictly rather than overlooking the whole thing (as I agree many countries would have done), which as you point out they could hardly do without harm in the current climate.

It's sad for the girl, but she only has herself to blame. She knew or should have known the values and ethics that as an athlete wishing to be part of the Olympics she's supposed to adhere to. No one forced her to use Twitter.




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Am I the only one who thinks Voula Papachristou should not have been kicked out of the Olympics? - 25/07/2012 10:55:19 PM 1452 Views
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So that excuses thought control? - 25/07/2012 11:49:58 PM 995 Views
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Even worse. - 26/07/2012 12:08:05 AM 901 Views
Erm - 26/07/2012 12:29:32 AM 934 Views
I fail to see how the whole team would be thrown out. - 26/07/2012 12:41:16 AM 926 Views
Because the IOC throws them out if the national government interferes in the national committe. *NM* - 26/07/2012 12:43:39 AM 491 Views
Well, that's absurd. - 26/07/2012 01:09:41 AM 1005 Views
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Specious reasoning. - 26/07/2012 12:07:08 AM 831 Views
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I'm not the one deciding. - 26/07/2012 12:36:17 AM 836 Views
Essentially you're saying "there are lots of racists in Europe". - 26/07/2012 08:28:26 AM 952 Views
That's an oversimplification. - 29/07/2012 03:13:14 AM 910 Views
You stated it as a fact. - 26/07/2012 07:49:58 PM 883 Views
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Well, but that's not the end of it. - 26/07/2012 12:12:09 AM 969 Views
It is for me - 26/07/2012 12:26:25 AM 889 Views
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Is that all that happened? - 25/07/2012 11:28:17 PM 847 Views
That and some pro-Golden Dawn statements. - 26/07/2012 12:14:25 AM 1039 Views
For me it is more than enough - 26/07/2012 12:32:35 AM 817 Views
It's not what happened to her that I typically waver on. - 27/07/2012 03:08:45 PM 857 Views
It's not a matter of freedom of expression - 26/07/2012 09:49:59 PM 1050 Views
This. *NM* - 26/07/2012 10:26:37 PM 443 Views
I oppose censorship even if it is not comng from the government - 26/07/2012 10:16:30 PM 890 Views
How is it censorship? - 27/07/2012 02:33:30 AM 996 Views
try looking up the word censorship and ask yourself would their actions supress speech - 27/07/2012 02:59:11 AM 1108 Views
I know the definition thank you. How exactly was her communication suppressed? - 27/07/2012 05:54:39 PM 1012 Views
you are right public punishment of political expression could never been seen as suppression - 27/07/2012 06:20:15 PM 1123 Views
Well - 27/07/2012 07:20:27 PM 891 Views
Where did she ever imply she wanted them to be bitten? *NM* - 27/07/2012 08:03:05 PM 509 Views
Hello earth.... "food from home". - 27/07/2012 08:26:15 PM 852 Views
OK I repeat my question: Where did she she WANTED them to be bit? - 30/07/2012 09:07:01 PM 1172 Views
Um, she referred to them as food? - 27/07/2012 08:38:22 PM 927 Views
No what is silly is inferring that she hoped they would be bitten *NM* - 30/07/2012 09:09:18 PM 564 Views
No what is silly is inferring that she hoped they would be bitten *NM* - 30/07/2012 09:09:27 PM 475 Views
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One problem. - 27/07/2012 04:54:52 AM 888 Views
Exactly - 27/07/2012 12:05:14 PM 890 Views
where do you people get these backasswards idea of what censorship is? PCmart? - 27/07/2012 02:01:29 PM 956 Views
We can have this conversation w/o you being mean. - 27/07/2012 02:57:02 PM 932 Views
I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship - 27/07/2012 04:18:54 PM 996 Views
Re: I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship - 27/07/2012 05:01:37 PM 910 Views
OK did I miss read what you said? - 27/07/2012 06:41:51 PM 1055 Views
No, but the disagreement is important. - 27/07/2012 07:09:11 PM 889 Views
Re: I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship - 27/07/2012 06:23:17 PM 847 Views
sorry I forgot the Olympic spirit was about banning athletes for dumb jokes they apologized for - 27/07/2012 08:30:08 PM 828 Views
You're really not going to make sense of this if you keep mashing everything together. - 27/07/2012 08:59:35 PM 847 Views
Re: You're really not going to make sense of this if you keep mashing everything together. - 27/07/2012 09:18:08 PM 932 Views
I know you said it but do you actually believe it? - 27/07/2012 01:56:35 PM 894 Views
It's a good question, but yes, I do. - 27/07/2012 02:42:28 PM 919 Views
Are going to ban everyone and everyone country who says something about anyone else? - 27/07/2012 04:47:51 PM 829 Views
Yes, that is clearly exactly what I said. - 27/07/2012 05:10:37 PM 871 Views
i have a feeling you are being influenced by that pic they run with all the articles about her? - 27/07/2012 02:14:13 PM 887 Views
Surely you don't think... - 27/07/2012 02:57:47 PM 792 Views
Heh. - 27/07/2012 05:53:07 PM 1042 Views
Typo? There are limits to our credulity... or to mine, anyway. - 27/07/2012 06:27:44 PM 901 Views
Looks like Voula Papachristou agrees with Tom - 27/07/2012 07:09:30 PM 920 Views
Quite understandable. But so's the Greek OC's decision. - 27/07/2012 07:11:31 PM 929 Views
And now a Swiss footabller has gone as well - 30/07/2012 08:22:45 PM 924 Views
That's just poor sportsmanship. *NM* - 30/07/2012 08:53:53 PM 585 Views
And an Australian athlete has been sent home now - 04/08/2012 10:12:12 AM 753 Views

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