Comment by bmarquez

5 years ago

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.

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shock-value  5 years ago

You can have empathy while still taking the punitive steps that need to be taken on the country as a whole.

  • necovek  5 years ago

    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.

    • shock-value  5 years ago

      If sanctions negatively impact the Russian economy as a whole, resulting in a long-term reduction in its ability to wage conventional war, then that's a benefit regardless of whether regime change occurs.

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