Besides all that, Namecheap is a private company and can do business with whomever they wish.
That aside, there seems to be this popular sentiment that if sanctions hurt your average Russian enough, they will revolt. I don't know why it's so popular given that it never worked out like that in the past. North Korea got to the point where they were literally eating grass in the 90s, and the Kims are still there.
>North Korea got to the point where they were literally eating grass in the 90s, and the Kims are still there.
And Putin's goal is to end up begging China for food?
I wouldn't be surprised. It will just be branded as something else. Unless China slaps equivalent sanctions, Russia will likely become a Chinese vassal. Future generations of Russians will grow up learning how China saved them from "Western aggression".
And as for food, Russia is already a net exporter.
The reason why there isn't one is because whatever sanctions you can come up with, they cannot make life harder than said authoritarian regime for people inside the country if they tried to "stand up". You might be eating less because of sanctions, but standing up means you'll be eating even less in prison - assuming you live to see it.
Note that the 1905 revolution in particular happened because of a lost war. So it reiterates my main point: the goal should be to defeat Russia militarily in Ukraine, because that's the only thing that will save the latter.
HN people are not normal. I generally ignore it on things like this, seems like the crazies come out in force.
It's worse than Slashdot was at its peak in the early 2000s when it was absolutely full of libertarians and anarcho-capitalists.
All other social media sites feel extremely progressive with no room for nuance.
However, unless you apply that same logic to the US, UK, and a host of other nations, you are being hypocritical. They have murdered so many civilians, including kids, that surely they deserve the same punishment.
Yet we both know we're not about to see that, and I think we know why.
It is whataboutism, and I do it because I come from a place where people have been subjugated for decades, and if you protest that, you're called an antisemite. (Yes there is actual antisemitism too--I'm talking about legitimate protest of actions).
Calling out people who suddenly have a moral compass is something I'm obligated to do. It might help next time that moral compass is needed.