I think sanctions have been tried a few times
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mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 day agoFair. But if any bloc in the world can do it it’s the European Union. But their members don’t give a shit otherwise they would have by now.
The fact is no one in Europe cares about it. Years, decades, of weasel words and inaction. Years of illegal occupation and ifnoryof UN mandates. Years of on going genocide. But the people dying aren’t white Europeans… oh well too bad for them I suppose?
Evotech@lemmy.world 1 day ago
mrdown@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The sanctions should be on the state who is building colonies and not simply some random settlers and settler orgs
Bigfishbest@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, and Pakistan and Indonesia have done what exactly? The Saudis have sanctioned and oil embargoed the US? Egypt has forced aid through the Gaza border? Turkey has seized American military bases? Right? Right? No.
Everyone is complicit. More or less every nation would rather have peace and comfortable political discussions, rather than stand up against the world hegemon. Some tried, Libya, Iraq, Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran. Find me one country that has opposed the US in this? And before you say Spain, let me note that they haven’t even kicked out their ambassador. What do you want from Europe that no other country is willing to do?
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 day ago
The difference is that European countries regularly proselytise how open and kind they are and how they respect the rule of law and international human rights. Pakistan / Saudi Arabia doesn’t 😄.
Yes. They are. But Europe should take a lead in this if I am honest. Leas by example that if you genocide people you can’t do business here.
But that’s not going to happen.
Bigfishbest@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I agree 100%, and as a European I am disgusted by the political elites here and have been since the Iraq War when I marched in protest against their obvious violations of international law. But the so called democracies of Europe are in many ways plutocracies beholden to the plutocracy of the US. I’ve voted, protested, written in the papers and been part of organizations, yet my opinions are by the majority considered radical and unrealistic. But at least in Europe, people like me are not put behind bars.