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Sure, but what about the livelihoods of the people these actions affect more directly? What if he needs that chess money to pay his bills? It’s heavy handed, i
by adenozine 5y ago
Sure, but what about the livelihoods of the people these actions affect more directly? What if he needs that chess money to pay his bills?
It’s heavy handed, imo.
- causi 5y agoThe proportionate response would be to start shelling Russian cities. Nothing short of that can be heavy-handed.
- have_faith 5y agoDo you apply the same logic to all of the banking sanctions that effect regular Russian people? should we not enact any sanctions that could in any way effect the value of the rouble for instance? as the whole country relies on it to pay their bills. People are dying, heavy handed measures are needed.
- brimble 5y agoEveryone in Russia is going to be hurting from this. Most of them don't really deserve it, but you can't bring an entire economy to its knees without harming everyone. It'd be kinda weird to single out chess masters to save from the pain, while a grandma on a fixed income is facing shortages and watching her already-meager buying power drop by the day, the low-level staff at various businesses are put on half-time or cut altogether and they'll be skipping meals to make rent, et c.
- adenozine 5y agoI didn’t single them out; I highlighted this instance in my reply. I agree with you, and i sympathize for all working folk, everywhere, always, and forever. I was only meaning to point out that people who play chess for a living are technically working folk too, that’s all. The people of Russia must seize their nation back somehow, whether by means of diplomacy or other means, if necessary.
- brimble 5y ago> I didn’t single them out; I highlighted this instance in my reply. Sorry, you're right. My reading wasn't as good as it could have been.