that would quickly put more pressure on Vlad Putin !
You're right. I really don't understand much about world politics and how things really are. Here I express my opinion and my vision of the situation. People who discuss different topics here are not experts in these topics. And that's okay.
I believe that we are discussing this topic in order to hear each other, and not to block everyone whose opinion is slightly different from what the official television broadcasts.
If you think that I am not worthy of discussing this issue because I have not seen the links you are talking about, so be it. Let's not continue this conversation.
But I'll say it again. I am against this war in Ukraine. Unlike many, I have relatives in Ukraine with whom I have good relations and we continue to communicate. You just see only one point of view. In fact, everything is not unambiguous there, and the roots of this problem are very deep.
You say: "No to war!" - and I agree with that. You say "No to lethal nuclear weapons!" - and I agree with that too.
In Addition they should be suspended fron the United Nations, since they do not Respect International Laws. :deal:
I appreciate the reply but would also like to note no one is blocking you or your replies.
The reason I/we are passionate about this issue is a great injustice has been done and I will accept any and all levers (sanctions) be used to make the Russian nation assume collective responsibility.
In day to day life I understand enduring an authoritarian government is problematic and often the best course of action is to accept that reality. However, there is a line which has been crossed by Putin. I can understand why many Russians are not going to rise up and contest his authority. But, they should understand why sanctions are being laid against them. Whether they like it or not Putin does represent Russia and the Russian people.The West needs to diminish his power which is obviously now out of control. The only way they can do this without escalating the violence is to let all Russian people know he has undermined both world security and consequently life for the average Russian. The ball is now literally in the Russians people's court.
That said I am happy to agree with you if we both say we are against both wars and nuclear arms.
I am seriously at a loss as to why the whole world is so set up. I seriously believe that sports should not be intertwined with politics. We were not brought up that way.
Thanks for the answer.
Thanks to the administration for the opportunity to express an opinion, even if it is unpopular and seems absurd. I appreciate this site and appreciate our community.
I did not want to start this conversation at all ....
I was a little surprised to see someone here with an understanding of history in this regard. Most are too busy trying to agree with the perceived consensus and virtue signaling to understand this. Russia is nothing like Iran. The sanctions against citizens which do nothing regarding the war are simply going to show Russian citizens what a bunch of jackasses the West is. Making life hard for them is going to rally them to the national cause. Putin goes to war and you take away Big Macs? Sounds pretty silly to thinking people. It's especially silly when you realize the US didn't import oil from Russia a year ago, but we have padded Putin's war coffers to the tune of 600 million dollars in the last year in the name of, well nobody really knows because foreign oil burns just as dirty as domestic. Oh, and did you see today's news? Biden says the Ukraine crisis shows the US needs to be energy independent. What's that you say? I'm not sure why Biden doesn't just announce he will adopt Trump's entire policy but refrain from mean tweets at this point. Fairly strange we would want to give Russia lots of money for oil in the last year, but hey, no chicken nuggies for you!!! People have no idea what conditions led to WWII other than Hitler was crazy. The economic devastation caused by the fallout of WWII (payback, sanctions) directly led to the conditions that made Hitler's rise possible. People just don't want to do nothing at all, and they don't want to join the fight, so they ask corporations and governments to make life hard. I sure hope it works quickly (it won't) so we don't see an explosion in anti west sentiment. Another major factor to consider is China. Do people think China will sanction Russia? hahahahaha. Nope, they will simply become irreplaceable trade partners and grow in influence with each other. Sounds wonderful doesn't it?Actually, the sanctions hve the opposite effect in Russia, they are already breaking the economy, but, it's stil working, why? People are killing themselves at work to make that happen. Don't think that russians will invade Kremlin just because the west was punishing them. There are more and more supporters of Putin's regime, remember how the nazi germany started? Sanctions after the first WW made them reunite under an extremist ideology. Today, I won't state how is thinking Vlad, but the majority, and the biggest majority are sane, and trying to do the things right. The problem is that more and more won't care about what happens in the west, as it has been destroying, for years, their ecenomy. These will make a big rising of nationalists and extremists. And in the future, if it will not be Putin, it will be another one. There is a very nice french film, that illustrates how dumb is the "action, reaction" answer. "Les Choristes" .
Just as it's a thread about sports sanctions, these are also playing a huge part. But I think it's better to ban from olympics the flag, than giving no chance to sportsmen/sportswomen to compete. I think it's a quite honest decision. The only thing that is insane, is that russians, that are no living anymore in Russia, artists, have their concerts cancelled.
Gross, that's just xenophobic. The attack on cardschat is unwarranted to say the least. How does banning russian citizens from a free forum affect the war effort? The germany comparison is pretty rich considering actual history and significant fringe elements that exist.Absolutely correct. Russian people are war criminals, their reputation is on the similar level to Germans in 1939-45. Many Russian CardsChat members support Putin's actions, they should be banned, reputation of CardsChat is already got damaged because of neutrality.
Absolutely correct. Russian people are war criminals, their reputation is on the similar level to Germans in 1939-45. Many Russian CardsChat members support Putin's actions, they should be banned, reputation of CardsChat is already got damaged because of neutrality.
Gross, that's just xenophobic. The attack on cardschat is unwarranted to say the least. How does banning russian citizens from a free forum affect the war effort? The Germany comparison is pretty rich considering actual history and significant fringe elements that exist.