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> Right people can’t begin to imagine why sanctions against Russia don’t work. Because they are mostly token sanctions, to raise awareness - "you're doing some
by avmich 6y ago
> Right people can’t begin to imagine why sanctions against Russia don’t work.
Because they are mostly token sanctions, to raise awareness - "you're doing something which we don't agree with". Some sanctions are also more targeted - like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitsky_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitsky_Act, which is more troublesome for it's targets, at least judging by their reaction.
- mc32 6y agoThere are significant technology and financial sanctions too... but it’s like applying them to Yemen and thinking “that’ll hurt’em” or whatever, except worse because Russia has technical ability and they trade with China, etc. but like Yemen their people are used to austere circumstances.