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The COVID-19 pandemic brought this dynamic into even harsher focus. Countries like Iran and Venezuela struggled to import critical supplies, including testing kits, vaccine materials, and vaccines themselves.
What an absolute shit article. I doubt anyone will argue we've, historically, treated Iran or Venezuela well, but to not even touch on why the sanctions are in place is awful journalism. The disputes didn't happen in a vacuum and I'd like to hear about what they suggest the sitting regimes are doing to remedy the situation
Yes, like ithe usa and the british overthrew the democratically elected prime and put a dictator instead for wanting those countries to stop taking advantages of their natursl ressources
Man what did I write?
I doubt anyone will argue we've, historically, treated Iran or Venezuela well, but to not even touch on why the sanctions are in place is awful journalism.
Maduro is an authoritarian who's starving his population and ask the women of Iran how they feel about their government. Why they're in the situation they are is clearly with the influence of the us and large parts of the western world. If you do have an alternative to financial blockades please, I am actually all ears.
As someone who tries to avoid American and Chinese made products I really dislike the idea of us indulging even more terrible regimes
The usa is starving the country they sanctions, the usa did war crimes all over the world with other western countries support and complicity, never get sanctionned, israel is comiting genocide and mass starvation never got sanctionned. Saudi arabia is an authoritarian regime as bad as iran never got sanctionned. You can ask saudis women how they feel their government too, you can ask people who fon't vote because they believe nobody represent them.
This will be the last one for me because you're clearly looking for a fight and not a discussion when you argue that I'm speaking for these other authoritarian and genociding regimes. And since it seems I have to spoon-feed you it, they should face serious repercussions. Every country that doesn't abide by basic human rights should be held accountable
What a cheap shot from you , you can't defend the hypocrisy i mentioned so you start claiming that i just want a fight.
The western countries who caused the mess has zero right to punish other countries for their human right violations. Let Iranians fight their own oppressors
Ok, one more, maybe you'll actually read what I write now.
I start by saying we haven't treated either Iran or Venezuela well and that no-one should argue that. And you mention the overthrowing of their leaders which is part of what I meant. We agree.
I again mention that we clearly have a part play in the situation they're in, and that if you have any better alternatives you should voice them. You do no such things. Instead you! add other countries into the mix which we do not sanction. Again we agree that they should face repercussions.
So now I'm asking you to copy paste my text where in defending western hypocrisy or you should perhaps stay on topic which the article was about. I'm not defending what we've done, I also don't defend current regimes mentioned in the article. I also at least hope some countries have these sanctions in place because they do not want to be complicit and add funding to authoritarian regimes. Do you understand me now?
How cute is to say that we caused the issue but then talk about how we should continue to punish Iran with sanctions. What repercussions did we get from instauring the shah, invading iraq and afghanistan, financing a genocide in gaza. Should we sanctions ourself or be ok with other countries sanctionning us?
I am not again sanctions in general. In case of invasion or genonide which both russia and israel are doing, i am for it. For iran we shouldn't sanctiona them , it will only made it support russia more out of necessity. Supporting the end of regime with ulterior motive won't work.
Only iranians who really love the countries could do it without intervention can do it not the traitors who cheared killing hundred of iranians in israel/ iran. Tunisian revolution was relatively succesful because it was natural with no western intervention
I know! God damn it! It's like talking to a brick fucking wall! Christ, are you deliberately avoiding my questions and points just to regurgitate the obvious? I mean, we fucking agree!
Point to my comment about me justifying western hypocrisy!
You know what, nevermind we both know you're not going to. You're just going to keep talking about our previous fuckups instead. I'm out.
You clearly love to create drama, it's clear that it's you who don't read. I also answered all your wuestion, it's you who didn't answer mine.Where did we agree that the west should impose sanctions on iran?
About overthrowing iran regime, you don't care about how it should be overthrow while i do i want zero western intervensions. If israel succesed in overthrowing the mullah it would be caos like in syria
Seeing that the sanctions comes from a political point rather than a moral stand point imposed by countries that themselves commited ton of war crimes that showed again and again only hurt the sanctionned countries population amd not the leaders is justifying western hypocrisy.
Besides western indepedent human right organizations exposing the abuse we should not intervene unless there is a genocide