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I am strongly against this all hysteria. The least thing we need is the world and society to be more divisive.

We are at insane levels of hysteria, people calling McDonalds to stop selling in Russia because they have ukrainian kids blood on them. Does it also have 200k iraqi blood killed by us?

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RF can't defeat Ukraine military so it bombs civilians specifically to cause terror, kills woman and children. Meanwhile RF populations consumes propaganda that they area fighting "nazis", whose who know real situation are oppressed, beaten, tortured.

Russians who understand what's going on generally supports sanctions and business exodus.

I don't think it's hysterical. The point is that by encouraging companies to pull out of Russia, firstly, ordinary Russians become aware that something is wrong and that the rest of the world strongly deprecates the invasion of Ukraine, and secondly, elite Russians become aware that the cost of invading Ukraine is serious damage to their economy. Actions have consequences.

You might reasonably disagree and argue that either or both of those things won't work. But it's not nuts.

I really think it is, I also find it racist. Why doesn't this hysteria involves Israel and Palestinians? Myanmar killed 50k Rohingyas throwing them into fire few years ago. Why is it okay for US to avoid this hysteria when it invades and kills hundreds of thousands in middle east? This is hysteria.

You don't seem to have responded to my arguments!

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