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I guess I should delete my hn account. They pay taxes in the US which is used to fund countless wars all over the world.
by toenail 1y ago
I guess I should delete my hn account. They pay taxes in the US which is used to fund countless wars all over the world.
- sixQuarks 1y ago[flagged]
- blks 1y agoUSA gives tons of money and ammunition to Israel.
- sam_lowry_ 1y agoMaybe one day, but so far I see one important difference. Russia is highly centralized, so whoever operates in Russia has to not only abide by its laws, but actively collaborate with the regime. There is still a fair amount of dissent and chaos in US business circles. But business leaders are shamefully silent in US indeed. I'd hope bg and pg and zuck and besos to take clear positions on tariffs, for instance.
- ivan_gammel 1y ago>Russia is highly centralized, so whoever operates in Russia has to not only abide by its laws, but actively collaborate with the regime. You are saying this based on what? Do you have any relationship to Russia, have you visited it after the war started or you just read the newspapers? Yes, there are some businesses receiving the direct calls from the government and I'm aware of several examples where they just tell "f. off" to a very senior official. Among the rest the level of cooperation or resistance varies from unstoppable patriotic propaganda and fundraising to CEO tipping employees about military recruiters during the mobilization campaign and relocating staff abroad. Russia is certainly not as centralized as you might think.
- TiredOfLife 1y agoThere is a tiny differenence between donating equipment to countries being invaded or under constant missile attacks (US) and actively invading a country with the stated official goal of exterminating local population (Russia)
- toenail 1y agoHistory didn't start in 2022.