• LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    In a capitalist society these are your lords and ladies and kings and queens. So shut your pleb mouth and respect your betters!

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      11 months ago

      Reminder that Communist nations were the ones that drove the professionalization of sport and they were also using illegal substances as a standard practice, including on minors, in order to enhance their performance, consequences be damned. Kids were told the substances were “vitamins” and left in the dark about the long-term health effects.

      In the end, it’s absolutely power that corrupts, no matter if you’re ruling from under the banner of a red star or serving the almighty dollar.