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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 1056606" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>Nah, i am not sure what i want to be honest. Just venting. </p><p>What i mean is that i find the apologies completely disingenuous. This wasn't an accident. There were plenty of people so it is just ludicrous to believe no one thought about it, and even after the fact, they only apologized <strong>after </strong>Ledesma brought it up, which strongly suggest they dont give a **** about the action itself, just about the consequences. </p><p></p><p>They created this situation in which whatever they do looks terrible. If they dont apologize they will understandably be criticized for that, but if they do they come across as hypocrites. I don't have an answer. That is why it is essential to prevent this sort of thing from happening in the first place. It aint that hard to be fair. </p><p></p><p>To be completely honest, i expected any or all of the three captains to stop this on its tracks and ask "what the **** are we doing?". But i guess they were too busy reading scripts about diversity and patting each other's backs, which prevented them from showing some bloody leadership when it mattered. </p><p></p><p>I suspect some will think this is a bridge too far and that asking that from them is unreasonable. I really, wholeheartedly think i am not. </p><p></p><p></p><p>You are misreading my posts and the issue here. I agree, there wasn't a conspiracy to exclude Argentina. What did happen is that once Argentina couldn't be there, like others couldn't in the past, they decided to go ahead. They even told Ledesma that the picture wouldn't be taken nor published. They took the picture, published and added a video of the three captains laughing around. </p><p>What should they have done? Nothing. That's the entire point. </p><p></p><p>Rephrase: it's not that they purposely decided to exclude Arg, it's that when Arg couldn't make it (same as others in the past) they thought it was a good idea to go ahead. The message is pretty loud, Argentina is nice to have, but clearly not necessary when it comes to this. </p><p></p><p>What's WR's song again? World in Union? I guess that union matters only if you're NZ, RSA or Aus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 1056606, member: 55747"] Nah, i am not sure what i want to be honest. Just venting. What i mean is that i find the apologies completely disingenuous. This wasn't an accident. There were plenty of people so it is just ludicrous to believe no one thought about it, and even after the fact, they only apologized [B]after [/B]Ledesma brought it up, which strongly suggest they dont give a **** about the action itself, just about the consequences. They created this situation in which whatever they do looks terrible. If they dont apologize they will understandably be criticized for that, but if they do they come across as hypocrites. I don't have an answer. That is why it is essential to prevent this sort of thing from happening in the first place. It aint that hard to be fair. To be completely honest, i expected any or all of the three captains to stop this on its tracks and ask "what the **** are we doing?". But i guess they were too busy reading scripts about diversity and patting each other's backs, which prevented them from showing some bloody leadership when it mattered. I suspect some will think this is a bridge too far and that asking that from them is unreasonable. I really, wholeheartedly think i am not. You are misreading my posts and the issue here. I agree, there wasn't a conspiracy to exclude Argentina. What did happen is that once Argentina couldn't be there, like others couldn't in the past, they decided to go ahead. They even told Ledesma that the picture wouldn't be taken nor published. They took the picture, published and added a video of the three captains laughing around. What should they have done? Nothing. That's the entire point. Rephrase: it's not that they purposely decided to exclude Arg, it's that when Arg couldn't make it (same as others in the past) they thought it was a good idea to go ahead. The message is pretty loud, Argentina is nice to have, but clearly not necessary when it comes to this. What's WR's song again? World in Union? I guess that union matters only if you're NZ, RSA or Aus. [/QUOTE]
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