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"non-sanctioned countries"? The majority of citizens living in sanctioned countries are honest and have their country sanctioned against their will, but cannot

"non-sanctioned countries"? The majority of citizens living in sanctioned countries are honest and have their country sanctioned against their will, but cannot say anything against their government. Why should they get punished for something that's due to their plight? They deserve freedom like all human beings. Anyway, I think the real danger is if our societies move to 100% cashless. Crypto provides a good counterbalance where we get to retain the benefits of cash while going electronic - if you're looking for any benefit, I think this is it.

3pt14159 5y ago
They do deserve freedom in a broader sense, yes, but the world is unfortunate and sanctions are how we discourage war. Most of the time sanctions are targeted to individuals or corporations, but there are cases where it is country-wide.
- bouncycastle 5y ago
  > sanctions are how we discourage war Sanctions are war. Although I'm not sure it's working. North Korea has been going for many decades and sanctions have not managed to do anything except stimulate urgency and motivation for them to continue the hegemony. Anyway, in the cause sanctioning individuals such as criminals, then I have no problem with that. However, I think these should be under the control of decentralized systems where there's less opportunity to abuse, co-opt and involve the general consensus of the entire society rather than a few powerful individuals. We have to make sure that such tools are never turned around and used against us. Crypto gives us some hope to guard against that, as we transition to a cashless society.
  - imtringued 5y ago
    I'm pretty sure they don't work. Citizens don't care why you are making their lives worse, they just know that you are making it worse. The authoritarian leader just needs to make some concessions and he has secured his voter base (assuming he pretends such a thing exists).

3pt14159 5y ago

They do deserve freedom in a broader sense, yes, but the world is unfortunate and sanctions are how we discourage war. Most of the time sanctions are targeted to individuals or corporations, but there are cases where it is country-wide.

bouncycastle 5y ago
> sanctions are how we discourage war Sanctions are war. Although I'm not sure it's working. North Korea has been going for many decades and sanctions have not managed to do anything except stimulate urgency and motivation for them to continue the hegemony. Anyway, in the cause sanctioning individuals such as criminals, then I have no problem with that. However, I think these should be under the control of decentralized systems where there's less opportunity to abuse, co-opt and involve the general consensus of the entire society rather than a few powerful individuals. We have to make sure that such tools are never turned around and used against us. Crypto gives us some hope to guard against that, as we transition to a cashless society.
- imtringued 5y ago
  I'm pretty sure they don't work. Citizens don't care why you are making their lives worse, they just know that you are making it worse. The authoritarian leader just needs to make some concessions and he has secured his voter base (assuming he pretends such a thing exists).