27 ms·
> As someone who was from a country where sanctions were supposed to destabilize our leader, it doesn't work, never did, never will. Did you rally behind your
by gattilorenz 5y ago
> As someone who was from a country where sanctions were supposed to destabilize our leader, it doesn't work, never did, never will.
Did you rally behind your leader because of sanctions?
More importantly, what would you suggest, given your previous experience? Start an actual war to depose the leader (not always turning out great, and I'm assuming your country wasn't a nuclear superpower)? Leave everything as it is, let the leader invade neighbors with no repercussions?
- darebak 5y agoMaybe not the leader, but around the country itself. Even people that were vehemently against the leader were deeply against "the West". >Start an actual war to depose the leader (not always turning out great, and I'm assuming your country wasn't a nuclear superpower)? Leave everything as it is, let the leader invade neighbors with no repercussions? I don't know, I am not a world leader but I know that those sanctions are not going to have the intended consequences, just about the opposite. If I had to say something, I would recommend to let them battle em out, with substantial military aid to Ukraine. Throwing out common Russian people from universities and jobs across Europe is just going to feed a siege mentality and its plainly speaking, racist.
- gattilorenz 5y ago> Throwing out common Russian people from universities and jobs across Europe is just going to feed a siege mentality and its plainly speaking, racist. where is this happening? who is advocating this?