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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 71 points 2 years ago (47 children)

why would he say the quiet part out loud? how would this not make him seem like a piece of shit?

i tried to read in the article where he might say something about why but it really is just 'profits at all costs'.. wants to avoid the use of words like 'ethical'.. gotcha. i understand what kind of person you are now.

[–] dpkonofa@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (42 children)

I think this is misrepresenting what he said. His stance is basically that he felt like they were punishing honest workers and business partners, people who never lied or cheated or hurt anyone, for something that they had no part in due to public pressure. He’s not wrong either unless people have some kind of explanation for how a cosmetics manufacturer is supposed to stop Putin from murdering innocent Ukrainians fighting against his pointless war and innocent Russians who don’t want to fight for him.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 25 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Yeah but that's what sanctions are. It's not really possible to have convenient sanctions. How would that work.

[–] Woht24@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And at the end of the day if that interpretation is true, your essentially saying 'bad fucking luck' to all the Russians who lost their jobs while living in a country perpetrating a war that if they speak out against, they'll be jailed at best.

You're right, there's no convenient sanctions but if that's really what old mate Lush is saying, he's got a point.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

i mean, this is one way to win a war. the other is with bombs and death. Russia chose to enter this war, it shouldn't be surprised when it affects its citizens.

no one should get to keep their war over seas and out of their own borders.

imagine a future where we could stop wars by just taking people's jobs...

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Well, killing people using economy seems more humane than killing people using bombs, so I have to agree

[–] dpkonofa@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes… I think that’s exactly what he’s saying.

[–] Woht24@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Uhhuh and I was showing my dislike of that. It's good you can follow the conversation.

[–] dpkonofa@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Wow. You’re fun.

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