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by from-nibly 706 days ago
"Moral authority" isn't a thing. Stuff is either right or wrong regardless of who participates or believes it.

Anyone who claims to have moral authority is just opressing others with their opinions.

"Should we do something" is a personal question, that my comment is not going to answer.

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I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that a country should embargo a country doing evil regardless of considerations about moral authority. Or are you saying that moral authority isn't a thing and therefore a country shouldn't embargo another country even if they are doing evil?
I'm saying embargo or not no one can claim moral authority when doing it.

Its not about the actions it's about the justifications.