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Joe Biden has imposed MORE sanctions on countries than any other president: The US sanctions 60% of all low income countries (www.thecanary.co)

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[+] [email protected] -6 points 1 month ago (7 children)

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!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That is a misrepresentation and over simplification of a diplomatic tool. There are many kinds of sanctions and they are put into place for many reasons. Why should we let dictators use our financial institutions? Why would we let corrupt individuals use us to enrich their selves at the cost of their own people? Why would we not use our influence to push for fair, democratic elections?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

This is serious. Said with complete and wholehearted sincerity. Pax Americana really is a brain virus.

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