EPTDreamhack Open Moscow in October 2014 - Page 2
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maartendq
Belgium3115 Posts
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TheBloodyDwarf
Finland7524 Posts
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Vertitto
Poland750 Posts
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Eggi
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honestly get off the internet and gaming in general. It actually disgusts me people are like that. You're not supporting russia by watching the games, youre supporting esports. If you do not want to go to the venue(if you live in russia) so be it. but saying that youre not going to watch(when you live outside of RUS) Honestly. What the fuck. it would be the same as if russians were watching MLG and saying "oh i wont watch MLG because its in america and they *mostly* support gay marriage" honestly, grow a brain please. | ||
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Art.FeeL
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hwatti
Finland136 Posts
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phipsL
Germany189 Posts
On August 08 2013 00:32 Mauldo wrote: Quoted for truth. I'm not going to watch a tourney that takes place in a country where players are precluded by law in such a vile way. I guess kudos on the planning it took, but Russia's been mulling the anti-LGBT "propaganda" law for a while now. You consciously decided to not give a shit when you planned the thing, so I consciously decided not to watch. what does that have to do with scarlett? | ||
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Iyerbeth
England2410 Posts
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TheBloodyDwarf
Finland7524 Posts
On August 08 2013 01:02 Iyerbeth wrote: I'm not willing to just cross any line for esports, so I won't be watching unless they change that law by then. Got some time at least, hopefully this can just end up as a cool event for Russia. With what law you have problems? | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
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Iyerbeth
England2410 Posts
The 'gay propaganda' one. Seems only fair that if I encourage the boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics (or awarding it somewhere else) I should give this a miss too. | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On August 08 2013 01:07 Iyerbeth wrote: The 'gay propaganda' one. Seems only fair that if I encourage the boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics I should give this a miss too. Lol get real... the only organization you're hurting is DreamHack | ||
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Iyerbeth
England2410 Posts
On August 08 2013 01:08 MasterOfPuppets wrote: Lol get real... the only organization you're hurting is DreamHack Do I think Russia will care? Nope. Do I think businesses might reconsider doing business in Russia if people then don't use the service, maybe. They might care about that. Even if nothing changes, I care more about my principles than how much I might 'hurt esports'. | ||
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StarDustNA
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On August 08 2013 01:09 Iyerbeth wrote: Do I think Russia will care? Nope. Do I think businesses might reconsider doing business in Russia if people then don't use the service, maybe. They might care about that. Even if nothing changes, I care more about my principles than how much I might 'hurt esports'. Yeah fuck Russia! And fuck the poor SC2 fans who just wanted to have a big brand tournament like DreamHack run an open in their country! DreamHack shouldn't be doing business in a country where the corrupt government (that in no way, shape or form represents the opinion of the actual people) gets to pass bullshit laws! really dude? really? | ||
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TheBloodyDwarf
Finland7524 Posts
On August 08 2013 01:10 StarDustNA wrote: serious question: can scarlett get in trouble if she attends? What this have to do with Scarlett? | ||
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Iyerbeth
England2410 Posts
On August 08 2013 01:12 MasterOfPuppets wrote: Yeah fuck Russia! And fuck the poor SC2 fans who just wanted to have a big brand tournament like DreamHack run an open in their country! DreamHack shouldn't be doing business in a country where the corrupt government (that in no way, shape or form represents the opinion of the actual people) gets to pass bullshit laws! really dude? really? If it in no way represents the opinion on the people, which I hope is correct, it shouldn't be a problem repealing the law. And no, they shouldn't be doing business with them. It sucks for SC2 fans in Russia, but I think they can probably deal with not having a DreamHack easier than LGBT people can put up with the crap they're getting. | ||
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BronzeKnee
United States5219 Posts
On August 08 2013 00:41 nihlon wrote: That haven't stopped people from watching tournaments from other countries that have equally bad laws. Esports shouldn't become some political statement one way or another. Everything is life is tied together, nothing is separable. There is nothing wrong with making a political statement with anything. When Chick-Fil-A chose to make a political statement that is irrelevant to their business, that is okay. And when people chose to go or not to go to Chick-Fil-A because of it, that is okay too. So if people choose not to watch this because it is in Russia, that is okay, regardless of whether they have watched E-Sports events in countries with "equally bad laws" in your opinion. It is up to each individual to decide. However there is a problem with telling people not to make a political statement when they want to. That is a real problem. | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On August 08 2013 01:18 Iyerbeth wrote: If it in no way represents the opinion on the people, which I hope is correct, it shouldn't be a problem repealing the law. And no, they shouldn't be doing business with them. It sucks for SC2 fans in Russia, but I think they can probably deal with not having a DreamHack easier than LGBT people can put up with the crap they're getting. You're implying the people have any actual power over this, which they don't. I see you're from the UK, so you're probably not familiar with how things work in good ol' ex-communist Eastern Europe.... How they work in PRACTICE, not in theory, that is. | ||
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Pjorren
Sweden777 Posts
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