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There is precedent, Russia is currently suspended, also for committing war crimes.
by a_paddy 1y ago
There is precedent, Russia is currently suspended, also for committing war crimes.
- alkyon 1y agoOther precedent was South Africa, where cultural boycott contributed to dismantling of the apartheid regime. This could also work for Israel.
- piltdownman 1y agoNot to mention the fact that Ireland also has huge form in this area - having implemented a boycott of apartheid South Africa in 1987, becoming the first Western European state to do so. Ten young Dunnes Stores workers, aged between 17 and 24, refused to handle goods from apartheid South Africa because of how their government treated black people. This ended up with a strike lasting two years and nine months - unimaginable in the context of today's retail environments. https://mandate.ie/2024/07/the-day-10-workers-changed-the-world-the-dunnes-stores-anti-apartheid-strike/ https://mandate.ie/2024/07/the-day-10-workers-changed-the-wo...
- rsynnott 1y agoThe _word_ boycott (in its current meaning) also originates in Ireland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Boycott#The_word_boycott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Boycott#The_word_boyco...
- xdennis 1y agoRussia was suspended because of the invasion. That would mean that Gaza should be banned from Eurovision (which I support).
- disgruntledphd2 1y agoIn that case, Israel should've been banned years ago, when they started building settlements in the West Bank.
- rsynnott 1y agoSo, while, obviously, Russia is _actually_ suspended for invading Ukraine, officially they are suspended on a technicality.