[nmilo]

This is literally just racism.

[gorbachev]

No. Russian is not a race.

It's bigotry, however.

[nmilo]

I'm so glad you got to be technically correct today.

[gorbachev]

I'm glad I could be of service. You're welcome.

[ponector]

Governments everywhere along the globe are enforcing discriminatory rules based on passport and/or birthplace.

And everyone is ok with such "racism".

[nmilo]

If a border agent called me suspicious based only on my passport then yeah that is racism

[ponector]

Then US government is one of the most racist government on the planet. And people support it or don't care.

By applying tons of restrictions to the people based on their passport or place of birth.

For example getting a green card for Indian people.

Or visiting US. What is frictionless for people with Swiss passport is almost impossible for people with "hostile" passport. Getting a US travel visa is not trivial.

[mike_d]

> Then US government is one of the most racist government on the planet. ... For example getting a green card for Indian people.

As an American it is basically impossible for me to immigrate to India and establish citizenship without my parents being Indian and knowing an official language fluently or by "investing" approximately $2 million USD and hiring at least 20 people to work for me.

[ponector]

That is the world we live in. And people are fine with such rules.

There are countries where it is much harder to get residence (not citizenship) than your case with India.

[Aeolun]

Isn’t one of the official languages English?

[Aeolun]

> What is frictionless for people with Swiss passport is almost impossible for people with "hostile" passport. Getting a US travel visa is not trivial.

While I acknowledge the point, as a Dutch citizen it’s harder for me to travel to the US than India. That still seems weird to me.

[mlyle]

No, attempting to prevent money from flowing into a country which is actively waging war against neighbors is not racism.

[mm263]

He is in Chile. The company linked was liquidated in 2021 (including other companies called Sarafan that he created in the past). How did you deduce that money goes to Russia?

[victorbjorklund]

Can we guarantee that he has no family or friends in russia that he sends money to? Or that he hires russian contractors etc?

[AlexBarabash]

Can we guarantee the same thing about you? What stops you from hiring Russian contractors and paying them in crypto? Of course, you can say: 'Well, he is Russian, so it is more likely that he does that, so it is fair to treat him with more suspicion.'

And you know what? Some other people might say: 'Well, this guy is black, and black guys are more likely to commit crimes, so it makes sense if we follow him around the store to make sure that he doesn't steal anything.' And some other people might say: 'Well, he looks like he might be a Muslim, and radical Islamists are more likely to be terrorists, so it is fair that we select him for some additional screening at the airport.'

Would you agree with all those people as well? And if not, what do you think is the difference between you and them?

[LAC-Tech]

Thanks, I'll be sure to make a huge deal everytime I see software from Israel

[kalleboo]

Boycotts against Israeli products have been a thing for over a decade

[nmilo]

You're right actually, I forgot all Russians share a bank account with Putin.

[ponector]

Every person who use russian currency is sharing accounts with putin. Every transaction is taxed with VAT, which goes to support government and war.

[nlitened]

Right, not the billions paid for Russian oil and gas by western countries.

[ponector]

Do you think that your fact will negate mine?

And yes, sanctions are half baked and poorly enforced. "West" continues trading with Russia.

[Aeolun]

Not particularly, but it probably does make yours irrelevant.

Russians overseas send a grand total of $5M back to the country every month.

Europe purchases a few million tons of oil, $5B/year.

Numbers made up, and just for illustrative purposes.

[15155]

Which race is being implicated?

[ipaddr]

East Slavic

[Zetobal]

I would call it xenophobia.