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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ 2.0
Look, I am not asking you to educate me. Just answer (if you can) those simple questions.
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I will answer. I think what we learned from the 1930s/40s is that this type of gross breaking of international law needs to be met as harsh as possible as quickly as possible. Choosing a few pain points for a few people will not change the direction of this conflict, what might change it is inflicting economic and cultural pain everywhere all at once with the goal of quickly waking up the most people. 100 people protesting will result in 100 jail cells filled. 500k people can not be arrested. That could can change things. I am aware that many of Putin's supporters will not be affected by these sanctions and will not get western news which while not perfect is still more accurate. And they don't have Paxum cards.
What do you believe the answer should be? WWIII? Light sanctions that have no affect? I don't know the answer either, but I feel like if Putin and his supporters want to act like it is 1912 and take over a neighbor then they get to live by themselves in a 1912 like world or demand to be part of the modern world and act like it.