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Think about results. Does it help or hurt the Russian resisters when they (and the people they need to persuade) lose most access to the free world? Sanctionin

Think about results. Does it help or hurt the Russian resisters when they (and the people they need to persuade) lose most access to the free world? Sanctioning state organs and oligarchs is good and overdue, but the mob extending that to canceling all of Russian civil society seems stupid and evil to me.

keewee7 5y ago
Red Hat stopping its commercial services in Russia will not harm dissenters. Besides the majority of Russians support the war. The so-called "resisters" are a rounding error. Listen to Ukrainians on social media. They're all calling for total sanctions against Russia.
gremlinsinc 5y ago
Yeah, a family of 4 evacuating and executed during a planned ceasefire in an agreed humanitarian corridor is the same level of sad as Russian citizens who don't even 'accept' there 'is' a 'war' not being able to play Minecraft. People are dying, many of these people are friends, relatives, and co-workers of people living in Russia. Many Russian soldiers are dying needlessly because one - ONE man is having a end-of-life mental break. One man's pride is the cause of all of this. Just one man. Period. One man. Blame Putin for Putin's war. If you don't like suffering for one man's tantrum -- call the Kremlin. I'm sure they'd love to hear your complaints.
- type0 5y ago
  > Blame Putin for Putin's war. If you don't like suffering for one man's tantrum -- call the Kremlin. This reminds me how people in Soviet Union wrote letters to Stalin to describe injustices and how much they love him because he is the best possible leader they could have. Putin isn't Stalin yet, but the Russian people are waiting patiently for him to become one.
gbear605 5y ago
What I’ve heard from Russian resisters is that they support these moves because it radicalizes the people.
jquery 5y ago
At a certain point we need to worry less about Russia's opinion regarding anything, and more about defanging them as a power in the world capable of projecting force until their leader is no longer a power-mad tyrant. Technology sanctions absolutely help us accomplish this goal.

keewee7 5y ago

Red Hat stopping its commercial services in Russia will not harm dissenters. Besides the majority of Russians support the war. The so-called "resisters" are a rounding error. Listen to Ukrainians on social media. They're all calling for total sanctions against Russia.

gremlinsinc 5y ago

Yeah, a family of 4 evacuating and executed during a planned ceasefire in an agreed humanitarian corridor is the same level of sad as Russian citizens who don't even 'accept' there 'is' a 'war' not being able to play Minecraft. People are dying, many of these people are friends, relatives, and co-workers of people living in Russia. Many Russian soldiers are dying needlessly because one - ONE man is having a end-of-life mental break. One man's pride is the cause of all of this. Just one man. Period. One man. Blame Putin for Putin's war. If you don't like suffering for one man's tantrum -- call the Kremlin. I'm sure they'd love to hear your complaints.

type0 5y ago
> Blame Putin for Putin's war. If you don't like suffering for one man's tantrum -- call the Kremlin. This reminds me how people in Soviet Union wrote letters to Stalin to describe injustices and how much they love him because he is the best possible leader they could have. Putin isn't Stalin yet, but the Russian people are waiting patiently for him to become one.

gbear605 5y ago

What I’ve heard from Russian resisters is that they support these moves because it radicalizes the people.

jquery 5y ago

At a certain point we need to worry less about Russia's opinion regarding anything, and more about defanging them as a power in the world capable of projecting force until their leader is no longer a power-mad tyrant. Technology sanctions absolutely help us accomplish this goal.