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> there isn't anything online I can find which supports sanctioning this specific company. They are a part of Russia's electronic manufacturing infrastructure.
by smsm42 4y ago
> there isn't anything online I can find which supports sanctioning this specific company.
They are a part of Russia's electronic manufacturing infrastructure. Electronics like the one used in the missiles that fall on Ukrainian residential buildings, schools, hospitals, civilian power supplies, and so on. As such, the ethics is pretty clear - until Russia stops the terror campaign against Ukrainian civilians (at least), any company that is involved in enabling this campaign is ethically evil. It's not some complex conundrum - if a missile hits a residential high-rise, and you took part in making that missile, then you participated in that crime, even if indirectly.
> Should all russian companies shut down because of the war?
All that contribute to the war effort - yes, that would be a nice thing. Not really possible, practically, but nice. Realistically, probably only the most prominent get sanctioned, and they probably won't be shut down - just cut off from using Western resources.
> Would this be what we expect from all western companies, like when we attacked Iraq because of Weapons of Mass Destruction?
If Iraq wants to sanction all western companies, they are certainly free to do so. So far I don't think they had a slightest inclination to do it.
- kombine 4y ago> If Iraq wants to sanction all western companies, they are certainly free to do so. So far I don't think they had a slightest inclination to do it. So with that you are basically suggesting that it's completely fine for the US to fight the wars of aggression and not be punished for this in any way, just because of its dominant economic position? And if Russia were a technological powerhouse like US, it would have been fine for it to invade Ukraine? This is disgusting.
- TheHappyOddish 4y ago> As such, the ethics is pretty clear - until Russia stops the terror campaign against Ukrainian civilians (at least), any company that is involved in enabling this campaign is ethically evil. And you'd agree the American companies and people involved in the blatent terror campaign against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last 20 years are also ethically evil?
- eighthave 4y agoI hope that this precedent applies to any and all countries waging illegal wars. This definitely should apply to US/UK/etc regarding the Iraq War.