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> Human rights abuses have NEVER been a red line Yes they have been and are. See the Magnitsky Act (2012) and Jackson–Vanik amendment (1974) specifically.
by killjoywashere 9y ago
> Human rights abuses have NEVER been a red line
Yes they have been and are. See the Magnitsky Act (2012) and Jackson–Vanik amendment (1974) specifically.
- ringaroundthetx 9y agoBut in practice we are trade partners with the Philippines and Saudi Arabia and practically every country on the planet, with very narrowly focused financial sanctions against a few Russian businessmen, while maintaining a unique paranoia against that one country in particular.
- jgome 9y agoNice joke.