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TekkogsSteve t1_jear7vp wrote

Reply to comment by CommunicationClassic in Breaking: Premier League clubs agree new rules that can see owners/directors disqualified for “human rights abuses, based on Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020” by dragon8811

This argument always falls so flat because your comparing private citizens of a country to literal sovereign wealth funds operated by the rulers of a state. The difference in the level of accountability for their respective governments atrocities should be obvious

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Greenrico3 t1_jebf7ph wrote

So by that logic you should also believe that Roman abramovich shouldn't have had to sell Chelsea?

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Greenrico3 t1_jebf6s5 wrote

So by that logic you should also believe that Roman abramovich shouldn't have had to sell Chelsea?

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melancious t1_jec8mkb wrote

He's Putin's lackey. He shares the blame.

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Greenrico3 t1_jed7k3q wrote

He is still not a part of the Russian government. He is as responsible for Russian war crimes as American owners are for america's.

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melancious t1_jedd2dv wrote

Bollocks. He worked as part of the government. He got rich thanks to the government. Football is a sportwashing project for him.

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