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Nvidia blocks access to video card driver updates for users from Russia and Belarus. (www.pravda.com.ua)
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[–] Laser@feddit.org 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Sure... Their anger will be directed at Putin, not at who actually imposed those sanctions.

I am worried that these sanctions will make them band together and support Putin even more.

And then what? They'll go to war even harder? And if Putin is such a good leader, why doesn't he just have Russia produce alternatives to the goods and services under sanctions?

The old status quo without sanctions got the world into the current situation. Why would keeping it the same fix it?

One could also make the opposite case for your logic: I am worried that without sanctions, people will see Putin as a strong leader, and as such hand together and support him even more.

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world -1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Well, I never argued for not sanctioning them. I just think it's kind of fucked either way - if sanctions work, they start hating sanction imposers and band behind the dictator; if sanctions don't work, then obviously they are going to praise the dictator for his good work. It's lose-lose.

And I don't know if you have noticed or not, unfortunately, the sanctions aren't working that well... Maybe the answer is more sanctions? idk

[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 3 hours ago

And I don't know if you noticed or not, unfortunately, the sanctions aren't working that well... Maybe the answer is more sanctions? idk

I'm in favor of more of them, but I don't think the current ones aren't working. It was clear from the beginning that they'd be escalating so that Russia has a way out. They're not using it so sanctions get worse.