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Oh, as an addendum to my thread from yesterday, another Russian team, Dynamo Moscow, has failed to make the flight for tomorrow's league fixture. The entire team is quarantined, with two players reportedly testing positive. Nobody knows what's next.
Reopen sports now, you say?
Reopen sports now, you say?
I seriously want all those people who have liked and retweeted my thread to please focus on its main point. Which is "reopening sports now is madness." Teams will inevitably get sick and you'll either have to shut it down again or stumble through a series of clusterfucks...
... like Russia has done, obviously. This is especially true for counties who have mismanaged the pandemic or have governments dedicated to downplaying or denying it. Russia and the US in particular are very susceptible. And America should study Russia as a cautionary tale...
Putin had a vested interest in reopening and downplaying. He has a referendum to fake, in which Russians will (it's not a question, they will) approve extending his term until 2036. So, Russia has reopened, football included, and since everyone believed fake numbers...
... and the Russians' tendency to fly by the seat of their pants, a fuckup was inevitable.
In America, the president also has a vested interest in reopening and downplaying. He needs the Dow to go up to win his reelection. Americans also tend to disbelieve science...
In America, the president also has a vested interest in reopening and downplaying. He needs the Dow to go up to win his reelection. Americans also tend to disbelieve science...
It is a complete inevitability that entire teams will get sick as soon as the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS and NFL reopen.
It will simply happen. You can't avoid it. Not a question of "if", because it's already happening. You need to stop the madness. Or be Rostov...
It will simply happen. You can't avoid it. Not a question of "if", because it's already happening. You need to stop the madness. Or be Rostov...
Got good examples too. Korean baseball, the Bundesliga. But ask yourselves: "Is my government as competent and well-run as Germany's?" and "Are my people as disciplined as Korea's?" If the answer to either question is a "no", then sit the fuck down and play XBox.
