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> “Divest from states whose names begin with R, but not from states whose names begin with I” I’m not sure why you expect your comment to be convincing. The fa
by josephg 3y ago
> “Divest from states whose names begin with R, but not from states whose names begin with I”
I’m not sure why you expect your comment to be convincing. The facts on the ground are obviously different. I sincerely believe those differences matter. Reducing my argument to a straw man only leaves me suspecting you don’t understand my point.
In any case, if you take this as axiomatic:
> We should divest any occupier state
Do you also believe that non-indigenous people are “occupying” the USA, Canada, Australia, India, South Africa and so on? Should we all somehow return “home”? If you see Russia and Israel as the same situation, is it not also the same situation in many other countries? Where do you suggest we draw the line?
And where, exactly, do you propose the Israelis should go this time?
- bjourne 3y agoSure, the "facts on the ground" are different. The average temperature in Israel is significantly higher than the average temperature in Russia. Hence, it totally makes sense to subject Russia, but not Israel to economic sanctions. I'm not reducing your argument to straw men - I'm claiming that it requires mental gymnastics that would make an Olympian gymnast impressed to explain why Russia should be treated as a pariah state but not Israel.