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Yeah Dreamhack in Moscow. Cool Idea! Russia needs more Events like this.
Get your politics out of esports!
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On August 08 2013 03:14 cutler wrote: Yeah Dreamhack in Moscow. Cool Idea! Russia needs more Events like this.
Get your politics out of esports! it's not politics when it directly affects some of the most prominent and skilled members of the community
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On August 08 2013 03:06 Rhaegal wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 03:01 sekritzzz wrote: Why didn't anybody boycott the international or WCS because America is snooping on everyone/putting people in jail without trial.
People need to grow up. These anti-gay / pro- gay people are so annoying. They remind me of Jehovah witnesses. Everything's turned into an anti/pro gay issue. Haha, love this,.America is one of the most corrupt nations in the developed world, with a President committing war crimes in the Middle East, arresting his own citizens without a trial, and committing massive violations of The Constitution, Don't be hypocrites now. Lol you have to be arrested and held first before they can even get a trial started. You think criminals will just walk in to a court room randomly and the judge will say "GOTCHA! SIT DOWN MOTHA FUCKA. YO ASS IS GOIN TO JAIL!" hahahaha
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On August 08 2013 03:23 MichaelDonovan wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 03:06 Rhaegal wrote:On August 08 2013 03:01 sekritzzz wrote: Why didn't anybody boycott the international or WCS because America is snooping on everyone/putting people in jail without trial.
People need to grow up. These anti-gay / pro- gay people are so annoying. They remind me of Jehovah witnesses. Everything's turned into an anti/pro gay issue. Haha, love this,.America is one of the most corrupt nations in the developed world, with a President committing war crimes in the Middle East, arresting his own citizens without a trial, and committing massive violations of The Constitution, Don't be hypocrites now. Lol you have to be arrested and held first before they can even get a trial started. You think criminals will just walk in to a court room randomly and the judge will say "GOTCHA! SIT DOWN MOTHA FUCKA. YO ASS IS GOIN TO JAIL!" hahahaha
Sorry. Meant detained.
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On August 08 2013 03:24 Rhaegal wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 03:23 MichaelDonovan wrote:On August 08 2013 03:06 Rhaegal wrote:On August 08 2013 03:01 sekritzzz wrote: Why didn't anybody boycott the international or WCS because America is snooping on everyone/putting people in jail without trial.
People need to grow up. These anti-gay / pro- gay people are so annoying. They remind me of Jehovah witnesses. Everything's turned into an anti/pro gay issue. Haha, love this,.America is one of the most corrupt nations in the developed world, with a President committing war crimes in the Middle East, arresting his own citizens without a trial, and committing massive violations of The Constitution, Don't be hypocrites now. Lol you have to be arrested and held first before they can even get a trial started. You think criminals will just walk in to a court room randomly and the judge will say "GOTCHA! SIT DOWN MOTHA FUCKA. YO ASS IS GOIN TO JAIL!" hahahaha Sorry. Meant detained. Yes you get arrested, then detained while you wait for your trial unless somebody posts bail. Trial comes after that.
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Don't most eSports countries need a visa to play in Russia?
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On August 08 2013 03:25 MichaelDonovan wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 03:24 Rhaegal wrote:On August 08 2013 03:23 MichaelDonovan wrote:On August 08 2013 03:06 Rhaegal wrote:On August 08 2013 03:01 sekritzzz wrote: Why didn't anybody boycott the international or WCS because America is snooping on everyone/putting people in jail without trial.
People need to grow up. These anti-gay / pro- gay people are so annoying. They remind me of Jehovah witnesses. Everything's turned into an anti/pro gay issue. Haha, love this,.America is one of the most corrupt nations in the developed world, with a President committing war crimes in the Middle East, arresting his own citizens without a trial, and committing massive violations of The Constitution, Don't be hypocrites now. Lol you have to be arrested and held first before they can even get a trial started. You think criminals will just walk in to a court room randomly and the judge will say "GOTCHA! SIT DOWN MOTHA FUCKA. YO ASS IS GOIN TO JAIL!" hahahaha Sorry. Meant detained. Yes you get arrested, then detained while you wait for your trial unless somebody posts bail. Trial comes after that.
That's the point...
there is no trial.
They can be detained indefinitely if deemed a "terrorist threat". Obama signed off on it a couple years ago, how do you not know these things about your ruler?
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On August 08 2013 02:18 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 02:12 Mauldo wrote:On August 08 2013 00:57 phipsL wrote:On August 08 2013 00:32 Mauldo wrote:On August 08 2013 00:06 arterian wrote: I guess we can rule out Scarlett attending. 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? I'm just going to assume that's an honest question. I'm linking directly to Stephen Fry's open letter concerning the Winter Olympics in Russia, and the anti-LGBT propaganda law: Found Here. In it, he explains that we should not as a world community show Russia that we support them enough to hold something as world-defining as the Winter Olympic games in their country after they have shown such blatant disregard for the LGBT community. Such a vile, direct attack against a group of people should not be support by the IOC, or the world at large. As Stephen Fry says: Putin is eerily repeating [Hitler's crimes/attitudes/blatant scapegoating with Jews], only this time against LGBT Russians. Beatings, murders and humiliations are ignored by the police. Any defence or sane discussion of homosexuality is against the law. Any statement, for example, that Tchaikovsky was gay and that his art and life reflects this sexuality and are an inspiration to other gay artists would be punishable by imprisonment. It is simply not enough to say that gay Olympians may or may not be safe in their village. The IOC absolutely must take a firm stance on behalf of the shared humanity it is supposed to represent against the barbaric, fascist law that Putin has pushed through the Duma. Let us not forget that Olympic events used not only to be athletic, they used to include cultural competitions. Let us realise that in fact, sport is cultural. It does not exist in a bubble outside society or politics. The idea that sport and politics don’t connect is worse than disingenuous, worse than stupid. It is wickedly, wilfully wrong. Everyone knows politics interconnects with everything for “politics” is simply the Greek for “to do with the people”. That is why Scarlett probably couldn't go to Dreamhack. She is an open transgender, and any open defense of her lifestyle is AGAINST THE LAW. We shouldn't show support to any company that would hold their tournament in a location so hostile to one of our own. I don't know if Scarlett was even going to attend, but who cares. The simple fact is that even if she wanted to, she shouldn't in concern for HER LIFE. I refuse to take part in anything that comes from such a blatant attempt to scapegoat, marginalize, and criminalize a community. Yes, I know this law and non friendly atmosphere for gays etc. in russia. But what I didn't know was that Scarlett is transgender...I doubt many even knows.
Did not know this as well. Thanks for reply !
On second topic: Well, i think it would hurt Dreamhack more than Russia. If we wanted to boycott russia because of stupid laws we had to boycott almost every country, because almost every country has stupid laws.
On topic: Well, nice. Hopefully next year is not with the same WCS system so we gonna have more tournaments, other than WCS...
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On August 08 2013 03:27 Draconicfire wrote: Don't most eSports countries need a visa to play in Russia? Yes, but I suppose until October 2014 even the most Koreans will have managed to apply in time for a visum.
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On August 08 2013 03:29 Rhaegal wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 03:25 MichaelDonovan wrote:On August 08 2013 03:24 Rhaegal wrote:On August 08 2013 03:23 MichaelDonovan wrote:On August 08 2013 03:06 Rhaegal wrote:On August 08 2013 03:01 sekritzzz wrote: Why didn't anybody boycott the international or WCS because America is snooping on everyone/putting people in jail without trial.
People need to grow up. These anti-gay / pro- gay people are so annoying. They remind me of Jehovah witnesses. Everything's turned into an anti/pro gay issue. Haha, love this,.America is one of the most corrupt nations in the developed world, with a President committing war crimes in the Middle East, arresting his own citizens without a trial, and committing massive violations of The Constitution, Don't be hypocrites now. Lol you have to be arrested and held first before they can even get a trial started. You think criminals will just walk in to a court room randomly and the judge will say "GOTCHA! SIT DOWN MOTHA FUCKA. YO ASS IS GOIN TO JAIL!" hahahaha Sorry. Meant detained. Yes you get arrested, then detained while you wait for your trial unless somebody posts bail. Trial comes after that. That's the point... there is no trial. They can be detained indefinitely if deemed a "terrorist threat". Obama signed off on it a couple years ago, how do you not know these things about your ruler? Ruler? Lol.
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On August 08 2013 03:23 MichaelDonovan wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 03:06 Rhaegal wrote:On August 08 2013 03:01 sekritzzz wrote: Why didn't anybody boycott the international or WCS because America is snooping on everyone/putting people in jail without trial.
People need to grow up. These anti-gay / pro- gay people are so annoying. They remind me of Jehovah witnesses. Everything's turned into an anti/pro gay issue. Haha, love this,.America is one of the most corrupt nations in the developed world, with a President committing war crimes in the Middle East, arresting his own citizens without a trial, and committing massive violations of The Constitution, Don't be hypocrites now. Lol you have to be arrested and held first before they can even get a trial started. You think criminals will just walk in to a court room randomly and the judge will say "GOTCHA! SIT DOWN MOTHA FUCKA. YO ASS IS GOIN TO JAIL!" hahahaha You dont exactly have to be convicted to have your life ruined. Just ask dominque Strauss Kahn, head of the IMF and about 80% of the innocent people at Guantanamo who have spent almost a decade in jail fr being in the wrong county at the wrong time.
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On August 08 2013 03:33 sekritzzz wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 03:23 MichaelDonovan wrote:On August 08 2013 03:06 Rhaegal wrote:On August 08 2013 03:01 sekritzzz wrote: Why didn't anybody boycott the international or WCS because America is snooping on everyone/putting people in jail without trial.
People need to grow up. These anti-gay / pro- gay people are so annoying. They remind me of Jehovah witnesses. Everything's turned into an anti/pro gay issue. Haha, love this,.America is one of the most corrupt nations in the developed world, with a President committing war crimes in the Middle East, arresting his own citizens without a trial, and committing massive violations of The Constitution, Don't be hypocrites now. Lol you have to be arrested and held first before they can even get a trial started. You think criminals will just walk in to a court room randomly and the judge will say "GOTCHA! SIT DOWN MOTHA FUCKA. YO ASS IS GOIN TO JAIL!" hahahaha You dont exactly have to be convicted to have your life ruined. Just ask dominque Strauss Kahn, head of the IMF and about 80% of the innocent people at Guantanamo who have spent almost a decade in jail fr being in the wrong county at the wrong time. Yeah I'm pretty psyched too. This Moscow tournament is gonna be awesome. Go DreamHack!
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On August 08 2013 03:05 1Dhalism wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 02:34 Alexj wrote: So why nobody suggested to boycott China? Oh, they don't have stupid oppresive laws? They tolerate LGBT and free speach? Ok then, nevermind! Because Scarlett, for example, went to China just fine. But, if we judge by Sochi example, she is apparently to be arrested if she goes to Russia.
Stop speaking nonsense. You dont even know what this law is about. She can go to Russia just fine.
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On August 08 2013 02:13 TheGoldenWitch wrote: No she can't. Being a gay or transgender ain't forbidden, propaganda is. We're just trying to protect our children. They should choose their fate for themselves when they grow up.
Yeah because 'propaganda' is clearly what is making people queer.
This makes me sad. Having Dreamhack in a country without basic human rights makes me sad.
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On August 08 2013 04:16 Mina wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 02:13 TheGoldenWitch wrote: No she can't. Being a gay or transgender ain't forbidden, propaganda is. We're just trying to protect our children. They should choose their fate for themselves when they grow up. Yeah because 'propaganda' is clearly what is making people queer. This makes me sad. Having Dreamhack in a country without basic human rights makes me sad.
Yes.I can't imagine Dreamhack being in a country without Universal Healthcare.
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Every country have some kind of problems. Some country have bigger (like US and Russia), some country have smaller (like Nordic countries for example).
It's funny to see how most of comment about not gonna watch this is from americans. Do you think americans are better than russians? How many innocent people US have killed with their useless wars? Have you saw to what kind of country US have changed? Spying everyone...So why you dont boycott US events also? Is it not human right to live? To have private life? lol
But I don't care. Boycotting SC2 event won't change anything. I'll watch this, very much looking forward to it!
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On August 08 2013 03:05 1Dhalism wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 02:34 Alexj wrote: So why nobody suggested to boycott China? Oh, they don't have stupid oppresive laws? They tolerate LGBT and free speach? Ok then, nevermind! Because Scarlett, for example, went to China just fine. But, if we judge by Sochi example, she is apparently to be arrested if she goes to Russia. lol what a bullshit
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This could go either really well, or really poorly, but I have faith in Dreamhack to make it good. To Russia with Love.
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October 2014 so, 13 months away? Seems quite early to announce something so large. Edit: Precarious even to announce it so far ahead of time, a lot can change in 13 months.
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I really hope Putin comes.. mby he can show everyone how good gamer he is and make more publicity, make some pictures like when he managed to "kill" the tiger.
anyways i think this is gonna be good. hopes kas or happy takes it.
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