Participate as a country, dope as a country, get banned as a country.
   Maybe Russia should clean its house if it wants representation at the
   games. Or if the institution itself is illegitimate, why do Russians
   want to represent their country so badly at the games?

   On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 5:11 AM Zenaan Harkness <[1]zen@freedbms.net>
   wrote:

     If anyone wanted an example of propaganda and political bullying:
     "The IAAF and now the sports bodies of the US and Canada are not
     only
     demanding that Russian athletes prove their innocence before they
     can
     take part in the Games.  They also demand that even if athletes
     prove
     their innocence, they should only be allowed to take part in the
     Games
     as “neutrals” and not as Russians.  Thus even if proved innocent
     Russian
     athletes would have to deny their nation and their country –
     foregoing
     the right to wear its colours or hear its anthem if they win."
     [2]http://theduran.com/stalinist-witch-hunt-russian-athletes/
     (I'm not sure anyone takes seriously the assertion that USA
     basically
     does not use propaganda, only speaks truth and righteousness - I
     find it
     quite amazing that such an assertion was even put in this mailing
     list
     but I guess it's possible -some- people do believe that...)

References

   1. mailto:zen@freedbms.net
   2. http://theduran.com/stalinist-witch-hunt-russian-athletes/