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Only about 18% of which is actually owned by Russia. The rest is money that happened to be in transit between private persons at an unfortunate time. Do we real
by manucardoen 2y ago
Only about 18% of which is actually owned by Russia. The rest is money that happened to be in transit between private persons at an unfortunate time. Do we really think it's fair that a lady who happened to be selling her house at exactly the time the war started... should have that money donated to Ukraine's war effort?
- theow83949484i 2y agoAbsolutely, she shouls pay! Also EU should suspend(or tax 100%) pensions and all social benefits to sponsor the war! If that is not enough, confiscate private companies and private properties! I was saying that for years, since the war started! People thought it is some kind of joke. But that was the only way to win!
- TeMPOraL 2y agoSo to pay for the war to stop a new Soviet Union, a bloc of countries that all fear their alliance will turn into a new Soviet Union, must become a new Soviet Union? Might be a hard sell.
- TwoPhonesOneKid 2y ago[flagged]
- ugh123 2y agoWhats your source on that?
- inetknght 2y ago> Do we really think it's fair that a lady who happened to be selling her house at exactly the time the war started... should have that money donated to Ukraine's war effort? You know what's not fair? The lady's government invaded a sovereign nation, committed genocide while doing it, and continues to do so. If that lady lost her fortune from it, then she should be vocal about justice for all parties.
- slt2021 2y agoif we start holding all Americans liable for what American government did to other countries, it would be really bad for you
- inetknght 2y agoYes, it would. Maybe doing so would cause American government to change their actions. Or maybe not.
- masfuerte 2y agoAmerica is a functioning democracy so individual Americans are much more responsible than individual Russians for the bullshit their respective countries do.
- slt2021 2y agoAmerica is not a democracy in a strict sense, its a republic. To be precise, modern America is a plutocracy, not democracy. But did America ever pay reparations for centuries of enslaving its own people? Where is the accountability?
- dredmorbius 2y agoIn the question of degree and comparison, the US (even in its present greatly degraded state) is far more a functioning democracy than Russia.
- KPGv2 2y ago> America is not a democracy in a strict sense, its a republic Most republics are democracies. You seem to think "democracy" is equivalent to "direct democracy," but a direct democracy is only one type of democracy. A republic is another form of democracy. America is certainly a democracy (for now; who knows what will happen in two years)
- philistine 2y agoHow deluded do you need to be to detach yourself from all the responsibility in your life that are complicated? If you are an American, the US government is YOUR government and it is YOUR problem. You might not be able to do much, but it does not shield you from your moral responsibility. Russians are responsible for their government too! They just have way less they're able to do to steer it, but it still their government.
- dh2022 2y agoRe: "Only about 18% of which is actually owned by Russia." - extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Care to show some? (I do not understand your example with the lady that sold her house when the conflict erupted. Lots of people sold their houses at that time and somehow their money is not being frozen....)
- alabastervlog 2y agoBetween private Russians? I believe you'll find a lot of Ukrainians found their entire towns suddenly "donated" to the war effort, not just a downpayment on a house. War's hell, they can get bent.
- redeeman 2y ago[flagged]
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- toomuchtodo 2y agoRussians are stealing butter and rationing electricity, Russia won’t level anything to rubble far beyond their borders this century. They are almost out of steam. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42701491 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42701491 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42701640 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42701640
- iamfromk 2y ago[flagged]
- KHRZ 2y agoThose Russians have their own government to blame, which in addition to stealing Ukrainian land has stolen assets of Western companies, including billions in planes. They are legitimized in overthrowing their poor leadership.
- robertlagrant 2y agoThe people holding the money are not at war.
- hnaccount_rng 2y agoThat is complicated. And historically simply not true. Being subject/citizen of one country means that in case of war, your property is legitimate to be anything from damaged to seized by opposing parties in the war. The fact that we hadn't had any kind of real war in since WW2 means that no-one has that experience in recent history. I'm aware that there have been significant amounts of armed conflict in the mean time, but the last conflict between states that ran similar to historic wars was the Korean war (which technically hasn't ended). Most wars the US was involved in where more similar to colonial expeditions (seizing local resources, defending local bases)
- NoboruWataya 2y agoWe're talking about the money in Euroclear right? Why would a woman in Russia be receiving money through Euroclear when selling a house?
- jay_kyburz 2y agoYes, the only people responsible for Russian leadership are the Russian people. The Russian people should pay to rebuild Ukraine.