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You could have made the same argument to not sanction any govt, like the Nationalist Socialists or Soviets.
by abstract7 7y ago
You could have made the same argument to not sanction any govt, like the Nationalist Socialists or Soviets.
- aaomidi 7y agoThis isn't sanctioning the govt. This is sanctioning people. The govt has billions of resources to bypass this.
- ryacko 7y agoI don’t think it takes “billions of resources” for a third world dictatorship to use a VPN. For the average citizen of those countries, VPNs are either illegal or more expensive than their daily wage.
- abstract7 7y agoAre you claiming Iranian tech elites don't use VPNs or Tor?
- abstract7 7y agoEconomic sanctions prevent these regimes from entrenching themselves and growing. And if it didn't, the Iranian regime wouldn't be seizing ships and harassing our Navy to protest the sanctions. They work. And bad govts have crumbled using this and supportive efforts. Are you sympathetic to the underclass dissidents getting tortured and killed or the small fraction of Iranian upper-middle class elites complaining about the USA sanctions and not fully condemning the murderous Ayatollah?
- aaomidi 7y agoMost of what you said can be said about any country. Stop policing the world and making life even less safe for people there. Economic prosperity brings about social change.
- abstract7 7y agoI replied to this in a reply to someone else up above. You may have the the last word. And I do hope a peaceful solution is found. I especially like every Iranian expat I every met. I want to see every sanctioned nation prosperous and with a vibrant democracy. Have a good weekend.