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by finnx
1576 days ago
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I don't think any competent army uses "the internet". You may think making Russian websites inaccessible will bring moral boost or justice served moment but it will certainly have a negative effect. This won't change number of casualties nor shorten any conflict in meaningful way. This and some other sanctions that punish average Russians for just being Russians will put us into polarized world again and another cold war that will take ages to repair. If average Russian can not connect to west, how can they keep their empathy towards west?
If average western citizen can not connect to Russians, how can they keep their empathy towards Russians? What we are seeing here is a competition. Competition to show who cares about Ukrainians most. Seriously how does blocking country from an adult website helps the situation? Is it any different than sending likes on a social media? How many likes to stop a tank? I don't think I can blame people who participate in this competition, they want to do something. Promises we were given not kept. |
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I don't think there are competent armies that don't use the Internet. It's a magical place ripe for propaganda ( e.f. check the news on the Russian vs French propaganda war on Facebook/Twitter in Central Africa).
> Seriously how does blocking country from an adult website helps the situation?
It informs more Russians of the real situation on the ground. That's good. Likes on social media are less useful of course, but it's still a metric. When a Russian sees millions of likes on a Zelensky heartfelt message on Twitter, maybe it gets them thinking they're really the bad guys and the whole world sees it like that. Russian soldiers are already deserting and giving up in some places, so morale is very important.
> This and some other sanctions that punish average Russians for just being Russians will put us into polarized world again and another cold war that will take ages to repair.
What's the alternative? Let Putin get away with it? If regular Russians don't feel the sanctions they'll never know just how terrible their regime is. And maybe, just maybe, this will push them to act.