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I'm not sure how much more it is

by liaukovv 5y ago

matkoniecz 5y ago
For start, it has some real - though minimal - impact, unlike typical strongly worded letters.
- liaukovv 5y ago
  I'm not entirely sure belavia is even profitable in the first place
  - matkoniecz 5y ago
    Hopefully now it will deteriorate even more.
    - Symbiote 5y ago
      They just lost roughly ⅓ of their destinations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Belavia_destinations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Belavia_destinations
  - ajuc 5y ago
    The only things in Belarus that are profitable are IT companies. Which BTW brings up a question of big international corporations outsourcing to authoritarian countries. Should they be punished financially for being complicit in breaking human rights?
    - liaukovv 5y ago
      The only way for bourgeoisie revolution to occur is to have bourgeoisie. A dictator would be perfectly happy flogging peasants until the end of time, see north korea for reference.
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- dmos62 5y ago
  I'd say banning Belorusian airlines after Belorus hijacked a plane (and kidnapped passengers) is like having your kid kidnapped and proclaiming that the kidnapper isn't welcome in your house. Edit: s/Belorussian/Belorusian
  - newsbinator 5y ago
    Friendly sidenote: people from the country of "Belarus" call themselves "Belarusians" (pronounced like "bela-roo-sians", not like "bela-russians" / "belo-russians").
  - matkoniecz 5y ago
    Still, better that welcoming kidnapper and his family for the birthday of younger sister. And I expected such behavior, so I am pleasantly surprised.
    - andrepd 5y ago
      Just shows how we have very low standards.
  - deleted 5y ago
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  - tpm 5y ago
    Not really, because here the hijacker is not one-dimensional, the EU still has options to meaningufully retaliate. Really meaningful retaliation however would also hit Russia as this thing was orchestrated by them, by for example finally stopping Nordstream.
  - toyg 5y ago
    They also sanctioned involved individuals. It's more like a family kidnaps their own kid while he was at your birthday party, and as response you get a restraining order and freeze some of their bank accounts.
    - jopsen 5y ago

I'm not sure how much more it is

matkoniecz 5y ago

For start, it has some real - though minimal - impact, unlike typical strongly worded letters.

liaukovv 5y ago
I'm not entirely sure belavia is even profitable in the first place
- matkoniecz 5y ago
  Hopefully now it will deteriorate even more.
  - Symbiote 5y ago
    They just lost roughly ⅓ of their destinations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Belavia_destinations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Belavia_destinations
- ajuc 5y ago
  The only things in Belarus that are profitable are IT companies. Which BTW brings up a question of big international corporations outsourcing to authoritarian countries. Should they be punished financially for being complicit in breaking human rights?
  - liaukovv 5y ago
    The only way for bourgeoisie revolution to occur is to have bourgeoisie. A dictator would be perfectly happy flogging peasants until the end of time, see north korea for reference.
  - deleted 5y ago
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dmos62 5y ago
I'd say banning Belorusian airlines after Belorus hijacked a plane (and kidnapped passengers) is like having your kid kidnapped and proclaiming that the kidnapper isn't welcome in your house. Edit: s/Belorussian/Belorusian
- newsbinator 5y ago
  Friendly sidenote: people from the country of "Belarus" call themselves "Belarusians" (pronounced like "bela-roo-sians", not like "bela-russians" / "belo-russians").
- matkoniecz 5y ago
  Still, better that welcoming kidnapper and his family for the birthday of younger sister. And I expected such behavior, so I am pleasantly surprised.
  - andrepd 5y ago
    Just shows how we have very low standards.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- tpm 5y ago
  Not really, because here the hijacker is not one-dimensional, the EU still has options to meaningufully retaliate. Really meaningful retaliation however would also hit Russia as this thing was orchestrated by them, by for example finally stopping Nordstream.
- toyg 5y ago
  They also sanctioned involved individuals. It's more like a family kidnaps their own kid while he was at your birthday party, and as response you get a restraining order and freeze some of their bank accounts.
  - jopsen 5y ago