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On Tue, 21 May 2024 21:04:48 -0400, Auric Hellman wrote:

> On 5/20/2024 8:53 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2024-05-20 4:11 p.m., Auric Hellman wrote:
>>> On 5/17/2024 5:56 PM, Dhu on Gate wrote:
>>>>
>>>> that plays a more significant part in Western (Atlanticist)
>>>> Culture than Russian and is often cause for their misapprehension
>>>> of the depth and Antiquity of Western tradition.
>>>>
>>>> Here we have an excellent example of Russia's miscomprehension
>>>> of the West of us:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.rt.com/news/597801-stoltenberg-nato-purpose-lgbtq/
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps the Iranians could enlighten them about their Immortal
>>>> QUDS, but I'm willing to bet Russian School Histry books leave
>>>> out a lot of the nastier bits about
>>>>
>>>>             >Spartans<
>>>>
>>>> Dhu
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Being that you brought up the subject, if I may go a little OT here. 
>>> With all the genders and freaky preferences, why when it comes to 
>>> sports, everyone who is not a straight or gay male, wants to compete 
>>> against women? Why not compete against each other, that would be 
>>> completely fair to everyone. There are enough trannies around these 
>>> days to  provide a pool of competitors. Am I being a bigot, or worse a 
>>> MAGA Republican, for thinking this way?
>>>
>>>
>> I'll agree there are way too many of them coming out of the woodwork but 
>> I can't agree there are enough to constitute sufficient credible 
>> competition to make it to the Olympics. A couple decades ago there were 
>> some women who were into ski jumping, but not enough to legitimate 
>> competitions. Basically, if you would strap on a set of wide skis  and 
>> have the balls to do that jump one you had about one chance in 5 of 
>> winning. Women's hockey was in the same boat. Sure, there may have been 
>> a couple women's teams around but no international level competition. 
>> Even now the competition is limited to 4 or 5 countries. Canada has won 
>> the most golds followed by the US. Sweden, Switzerland and Finland have 
>> nailed a silver and a few bronze medals.  So it is a competition between 
>> 5 countries, not international.
> 
> 
> If you've observed women's sports, their teams are always fundamentally 
> sound regardless which of the major sports they're playing. Men's sports 
> depend more heavily on athleticism, hence their popularity. Personally, 
> I think all females should be encouraged to engage in sports activities, 
> as should boys. Funny that the same countries that dominate women's 
> hockey also dominate men's, Russia aside.

Paradoxically, Russian society depends more on exceptional Individuals 
than most others.  They tend to get more, too, but it leaves them with 
defective social constructs.

Dhu

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