Re:GitHub shuts off access to Aurelia repository, citing tra...
by GeorgeWBasic on Thursday March 19, 2020 @09:06PM
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> The target country starts a propaganda campaign to blame the sanction-issuer for all their problems, which the citizens mostly believe
Because it's at least partly true. They are the ones issuing the sanctions.
Re:GitHub shuts off access to Aurelia repository, citing tra...
by kelnos on Sunday March 22, 2020 @05:12PM
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Heh, an excellent point. Obviously the sanctioner's goal is for the sanctionee's citizens to understand why the sanctions are in place, and ultimately blame their own government, but that can be a hard sell, even without a propaganda campaign.
a) The target country just allows their citizens to feel the brunt of the sanctions while the ruling class hoards resources for themselves.
b) The target country starts a propaganda campaign to blame the sanction-issuer for all their problems, which the citizens mostly believe.
So ultimately you end up with regular-Joe citizens in the target country having a worse quality of life, while also being led to believe that your country is the evil one.
Another poster hit the nail on the head: the politicians in the sanction-issuing country need to be seen as doing something by their populace, regardless of what the result of that something is.