Russia, Belarus squarely in 'default territory' on billions in debt -World Bank

Re:Russia, Belarus squarely in 'default territory' on billio... by trasz on Friday March 11, 2022 @10:07AM (#30640789)

In response to a war or genocide. It’s a good precedent; it’s not that different from the usual economic sanctions.

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Re:Russia, Belarus squarely in 'default territory' on billio... by chii on Friday March 11, 2022 @11:16AM (#30641713)

i would be against usurpment - freezing is the most that should be allowed. Otherwise, it's too easy to justify theft, and next time it might not be some despotic dictator, but citizens.

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Re:Russia, Belarus squarely in 'default territory' on billio... by trasz on Friday March 11, 2022 @04:38PM (#30646340)

So? It’s citizens’ responsibility to get rid of dictators. It’s also their shared responsibility for what their country is doing.

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Re:Russia, Belarus squarely in 'default territory' on billio... by chii on Friday March 11, 2022 @09:33PM (#30648462)

A weapon should not be judged on what the most good it could do, but on what the most evil it could accomplish.

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