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Act_of_Reparation

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12. It's a difficult question.

Reply to edhopper (Reply #10)

Thu Nov 14, 2019, 10:19 AM

Nov 2019

On one hand, I'm fine using our buying power to pressure regimes into not being dicks. On the other, most of these countries are poor already, and an embargo is not likely to shift their opinions on anything.

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Trump weighs conditioning foreign aid on religious freedom [View all] Eugene Nov 2019 OP

What about the Eastern European countries like Hungary TheRealNorth Nov 2019 #1

I'm sure you are correct. bitterross Nov 2019 #3

And what about China as well? eom guillaumeb Nov 2019 #2

we don't send aid to China. edhopper Nov 2019 #7

No, but foreign trade with CHina is enormous. guillaumeb Nov 2019 #9

so you want to end trade over religious persecution? edhopper Nov 2019 #10

Which is why such conditions should generally not be imposed. eom guillaumeb Nov 2019 #11

It's a difficult question. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2019 #12

I was'nt advocating this edhopper Nov 2019 #13

I know. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2019 #14

Yes edhopper Nov 2019 #15

The thing about those boycotts... Act_of_Reparation Nov 2019 #16

true edhopper Nov 2019 #17

Israel is an apartheid state based on religion. no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #4

That was my first thought exboyfil Nov 2019 #6

It depends on whose religious freedom is preferable. keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #5

How about how Trump treats Muslims? edhopper Nov 2019 #8