Comment by patmorgan23
5 years ago
And the Ukrainians who are dead or have had their homes and communities bombed? Who are now refuges or fighting for their life and country?
5 years ago
And the Ukrainians who are dead or have had their homes and communities bombed? Who are now refuges or fighting for their life and country?
I don't think it's an either/or thing; I think it's possible to have empathy for both anti-war Russian citizens, and Ukrainian citizens.
You can have empathy while still taking the punitive steps that need to be taken on the country as a whole.
The desired outcome is clear: Russia gets government replaced and war stopped.
The debate is on what steps "need to be taken". I don't take it as gospel that sanctions which will mostly affect non-war-engaging people are one of those steps, yet I am not sure what evidence any sanctions-supporting people have that it really works.
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