☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoJoe Biden has imposed MORE sanctions on countries than any other president: The US sanctions 60% of all low income countrieswww.thecanary.coexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkJoe Biden has imposed MORE sanctions on countries than any other president: The US sanctions 60% of all low income countrieswww.thecanary.co☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareDoesntpostmuch@possumpat.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoSanctions are a form of diplomacy. Why the hell would we support a foreign government with problematic policies and conflicts of interest? Think of all of the people we can save if we just give north Korea piles of money!
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoSanctions are a modern form of siege warfare that affords western regimes a path towards murdering innocent people while their morally bankrupt public looks the other way.
minus-squarerobot_dog_with_gun [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agono, sanctions are economic warfare. the use of them has just become habitual because the media decided to stop giving a shit. perhaps you’ve seen the clip of secretary albright on 60 minutes?
Sanctions are a form of diplomacy. Why the hell would we support a foreign government with problematic policies and conflicts of interest?
Think of all of the people we can save if we just give north Korea piles of money!
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Sanctions are a modern form of siege warfare that affords western regimes a path towards murdering innocent people while their morally bankrupt public looks the other way.
no, sanctions are economic warfare. the use of them has just become habitual because the media decided to stop giving a shit.
perhaps you’ve seen the clip of secretary albright on 60 minutes?