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- Aug 18, 2020
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If you are annoyed by politics maybe you should ignore this thread.
One of my friends compared the current anti-russian resentments with the anti-muslim resentments which were present after 9/11. First of all I absolutely condemn the cruel war from Russia against Ukraine. It is the fault of Russia or rather Vladimir Putin's. There are A LOT of sanctions against Russia. The Russian population has to bleed for the actions of their leader. I personally can understand why the sanctions not only should hurt the oligarchs but the whole country. There are some groups who advocate the Russian people should not suffer and only the rich. I can understand that this is not fully possible If they want to hurt Russia very deeply. They have to force the country to insolvency. I would probably do the same. In my opinion this is the best strategy.
On the other hand I absolutely see that the situation is dangerous for Russian people. They have to justify themselves for the actions of a dictator. Many have not voted for Putin and would prefer liberal democracy. I probably would not find the courage to protest publicly against Putin. You can go to prison for up to 15 years. I admire the people who find the strength to do it. We should always keep in mind we also hurt these people with the sanctions. Though I think the bankruptcy strategy is the best one. The best thing would be to replace Putin. But this is probably only a naive dream.
I absolutely dislike the general suspicion against Russians in other countries. We should not stigmatize them. Most of them are innocent. I am not sure whether I find it good that so many companies leave Russia. This hurts mostly civilians.
What are your thoughts on that? And sorry for the potential culture war which might start in this thread. I suppose I am the aggressor.
One of my friends compared the current anti-russian resentments with the anti-muslim resentments which were present after 9/11. First of all I absolutely condemn the cruel war from Russia against Ukraine. It is the fault of Russia or rather Vladimir Putin's. There are A LOT of sanctions against Russia. The Russian population has to bleed for the actions of their leader. I personally can understand why the sanctions not only should hurt the oligarchs but the whole country. There are some groups who advocate the Russian people should not suffer and only the rich. I can understand that this is not fully possible If they want to hurt Russia very deeply. They have to force the country to insolvency. I would probably do the same. In my opinion this is the best strategy.
On the other hand I absolutely see that the situation is dangerous for Russian people. They have to justify themselves for the actions of a dictator. Many have not voted for Putin and would prefer liberal democracy. I probably would not find the courage to protest publicly against Putin. You can go to prison for up to 15 years. I admire the people who find the strength to do it. We should always keep in mind we also hurt these people with the sanctions. Though I think the bankruptcy strategy is the best one. The best thing would be to replace Putin. But this is probably only a naive dream.
I absolutely dislike the general suspicion against Russians in other countries. We should not stigmatize them. Most of them are innocent. I am not sure whether I find it good that so many companies leave Russia. This hurts mostly civilians.
What are your thoughts on that? And sorry for the potential culture war which might start in this thread. I suppose I am the aggressor.
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