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If sanctions kill any amount of people greater than zero makes it a deadly weapon against innocent people and should never be used. Additionally, anyone who use
by seanclayton 5y ago
If sanctions kill any amount of people greater than zero makes it a deadly weapon against innocent people and should never be used. Additionally, anyone who uses sanctions should be considered committing an act of terrorism because of their intended effect being killing innocent civilians.
- FredPret 5y agoBy that reasoning the west would never have invaded Nazi Germany. Lots of innocent people on both sides died in that invasion, and yet the world is now a better place because of it.
- ausudhz 5y agoWell you won't know without knowing the difference. Just say that we've a different order but for ordinary people probably make no difference. You born after that so did I. Is like saying that the world is better place now because Napoleon invaded Europe. Well, you won't know what would be if he didn't so your argument has no logic (and, in addition you have no idea how life was during that time)
- seanclayton 5y agoHis argument also fails with the Ukraine situation. The world may be a better place today because the USSR disbanded, but Ukraine would not be being invaded by Russia today if the USSR never disbanded.
- FredPret 5y agoUhm, no? If the USSR never disbanded, hundreds of millions would still be suffering under a broken system instead of starting on the path to recovery a few decades ago. The breakup was unquestionably a good thing for humanity.
- FredPret 5y agoAre you actually arguing we should’ve let the Nazis be and slaughtering every non-Aryan in sight?
- fastball 5y agoLuckily sanctions don't directly kill anyone so it's not an issue.
- seanclayton 5y agoHave you ever lived under sanctions? Have you lived your whole life in a country who has only been an imposter of sanctions?
- fastball 5y agoYes. No. Instead of trying to use some vague "you haven't lived it!" argument, it would be nice if you could provide an example of someone directly killed by sanctions.
- seanclayton 5y agoIf you need a medicine to live and I take away your access to that medicine which results in your death, I have killed you. Would you agree? If you do, then sanctions directly kill people.
- fastball 5y agoNo, that is indirect. Thus when that same medicine gets delayed en-route due to a large rain storm, one wouldn't say you were "killed by the rain".