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>You are mistaken if you believe that Russian society isn't already enthusiastic. It's a society where showing up for what the authorities do is common. >Whic
by yyyk 5y ago
>You are mistaken if you believe that Russian society isn't already enthusiastic.
It's a society where showing up for what the authorities do is common.
>Which law is that?
A long codicil of war conventions (Geneva, Hague) and anti-terrorism conventions. What I wrote is a common exegesis.
>Many of the sanctions... The sanctions will not go away.
As I wrote, there's a difference between 'we won't trade with you' and actively harming someone. Also, if Russia withdraws completely and lets Ukraine join NATO, I'm pretty sure the West will drop sanctions. There'll be no point in maintaining them - if you want to change Russia, you'll need a finer instrument.
- FDSGSG 5y ago>It's a society where showing up for what the authorities do is common. For a variety of reasons much of my circle of friend consists of Russians living abroad, you're mistaken if you believe that they support Russian leadership out of fear of what might happen if they didn't. >A long codicil of war conventions (Geneva, Hague) and anti-terrorism conventions. What I wrote is a common exegesis. But sanctions do exactly that. Attack random civilians. > As I wrote, there's a difference between 'we won't trade with you' and actively harming someone. It's not "we won't trade with you", that's a dishonest way of putting it. It's "we won't allow others to trade with you", which is very much actively harming someone.