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> Is there a particular reason to underline/emphasize _The Mashall Islands_? Yes, the reason is that I didn't know the Marshal Islands had anything to do with
by ghusto 3y ago
> Is there a particular reason to underline/emphasize _The Mashall Islands_?
Yes, the reason is that I didn't know the Marshal Islands had anything to do with the U.S.A. Though now that I know the relationship, it's no less shocking (it's part of the U.S.A. but not part of the U.S.A.?)
> And it is not like the U.S. is the only entity with various sanctions against Iran
Sure, but I didn't know / think the Marshal Islands did.
> ...which part is the most dystopian to you?
All of it! It's like something out of a sci-fi book where the world is governed by a Romanesque empire. Maybe this kind of thing only offends people outside the U.S.A. since it's not normalised elsewhere. If the Netherlands did something like this for example, people in the country would freak out.
- floxy 3y agoIs the most offensive part the idea of sanctions in general? Or just these particular sanctions on Iran? Or enforcement of these particular sanctions or enforcement of sanctions in general? It doesn't seem like the Netherlands is opposed to all sanctions. https://www.government.nl/topics/international-sanctions/policy-international-sanctions https://www.government.nl/topics/international-sanctions/pol...
- ghusto 3y agoThe overreach, I guess. I find it terrifying that we essentially have a smarter version of the Roman empire ruling the world. Smarter because they can safely hide behind bureaucracy and deny they're any such thing. More terrifying because this means they'll get away with it until the end of days.
- floxy 3y ago>it's part of the U.S.A. but not part of the U.S.A.? Doesn't seem too wildly different from the various former Dutch colonies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname_(Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname_(Kingdom_of_the_Nethe... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean