Comment by kweingar
5 years ago
I'm uncomfortable with this argument. It seems that people here are pretty comfortable advocating for regime change in Russia and punishing the population until it happens. I don't think the implications of this have been thought out at all.
If Bay of Pigs had instead been an open invasion, I can't imagine expecting Americans (especially ones who already opposed intervention!) to hear an argument like "we're incrementally boxing you out of everyday life until you take up arms against John Kennedy and oust him from office" as fair or serious in any way.
It would have been totally fair, especially in America, because we have a direct way to influence the selection of our leaders. It's obviously harder and more indirect in modern-day Russia, but the principle is the same.
Remember: this isn't regime change for the sake of regime change. The Russian government has shown itself to be a belligerent destructive authority that is a threat to the entire world (given the weapons it possesses).