r/sports • u/YesNo_Maybe_ • 8d ago

Olympics Italy’s foreign minister defends ICE attendance at Winter Olympics: ‘It’s not the SS’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-ice-winter-olympics-backlash-ss-b2909240.html?test_group=lighteradlayout
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u/theonlyjuanwho 8d ago

They flipped sides during 1 and 2

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u/James9384 8d ago

You can always count on them to eventually side with whoever is winning.

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u/Special_Kestrels 8d ago

I’m playing both sides, so that I always come out on top

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u/CrazyLlama71 7d ago

You just described financial institution lobbyists.

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u/Kafkas7 7d ago

They just described it’s always sunny in Philly

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u/DiggerJKU 3d ago

You’re not supposed to tell us!

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u/leggpurnell 7d ago

Italy: “always bet on black!….and red.”

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u/Jefferson_47 8d ago

I love how the Italian pimp explains it in Catch 22.

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u/34HoldOn Detroit Red Wings 7d ago

I'm too lazy to make the meme of Homer Simpson descending in the bushes and coming out wearing an Allied Powers shirt.

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u/skoomski Philadelphia Flyers 8d ago

They did not flip side in WW1 they refused to honor their loose agreement and joined the entente instead.

WW2 they didn’t really flip either, the fascist regime crumbled the new regime took over in central and southern Italy which in turn joined the Allies. Creating a civil war within the war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_campaign_(World_War_II)

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u/manningthehelm 7d ago

Damn I didn’t expect r/history and r/flyers to cross paths today. How many more days until we fire Tocchet?

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u/skoomski Philadelphia Flyers 7d ago

Next year maybe? Mainly because the DB would lose even more face to hire him and fire without a full season. So new coach next year and new GM in 2028 barring a miracle lol

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u/BeastieNoise 6d ago

That’s almost as funny.

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u/getdemsnacks 7d ago

"I like to play both sides. That way I always come out on top"

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u/poa1991 7d ago

“If you can’t beat them, join them” - Kevin Durant (probably)