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Iran has banned a weightlifter from sports for life and dissolved a sports committee after the athlete greeted an Israeli counterpart on a podium.

Mostafa Rajaei, a veteran weightlifter, finished second in his category in the 2023 World Master Weightlifting Championships in Poland and stood on a podium with an Iranian flag wrapped around him on Saturday.

On anther step of the podium stood Maksim Svirsky from Israel, who finished third.

The two athletes shook hands and took a picture together, which led to the Iran Weightlifting Federation banning Rajaei from all sports for life due to what it called an “unforgivable” transgression.

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 194 points 1 year ago

You’ve gotta be pretty insecure to have a complete breakdown over a minor issue. Really makes Irans government appear weak.

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 82 points 1 year ago

Assigning human traits to governments is so weird lol

[-] s0ykaf@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

politics for liberals are just a big reality show

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago

Hold up, assigning traits to a government made up by people (a group of people) is weird, but assigning traits to a different group of people isn't? I don't really disagree, but you can't agree with the comment above you and agree with your comment also.

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[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

They're not comprised of robots. Apply synecdoche.

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago

They are made by people in the end

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

Well, yeah it's obvious, but when people say that X company or country looks weak/happy/pissed, they are refering to the board of directors or congress that are taking the decisions, naming the country instead of the whole sentence is easier.

You can still find it weird ofc, I was just trying to explain why people do it.

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Please teach me more of your liberal ways, I'm really starting to understand how the world works now.

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago

I really don't get the need of being so passive aggresive with someone trying to hold a conversation. Have a nice day.

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

If you were actually interested in a conversation you would have answered my other replies to you.

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am answering them, although those are in a different thread of comments. I have literally 5 comments from your user in my inbox and all of them have been answered.

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Where are the links to hexbear users saying they are going to vote for Trump?

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

sent in the other comment, I couldn't bother because I had to search for them again, but since you insist.

[-] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

I'm going to vote for him in multiple states

[-] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago

I'd expect no less from a user of such a liberal instance.

[-] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Hey now, only we are allowed to insult us

[-] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 year ago

From one lib to another I thought that was high praise sorry

[-] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

Sorry, I was on mobile using the Connect app and it doesn't show the user's instance, didn't realise you are from the only other lib instance

[-] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

No worries. We've got to stand together during tough times like these.

[-] SphereofWreckening@ttrpg.network 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some hexbear users really hate being decent when conversing.

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[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

And here I thought I left reddit...

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

Well governments are made of people...

If you're assigning human traits to the building the government is in, sure it's stupid. Recognizing the traits of the people representing the state is pretty normal though.

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 4 points 1 year ago

If they act like children...

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[-] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago

Yeah, all this does is broadcast weakness. It’s a pathetic reaction.

[-] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

Islamists are fragile nut cases

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[-] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Soft as puppy shit

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Where have you been?

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