The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation giving Donald Trump broad powers to impose sanctions on Russia and tariffs of up to 100% on countries that buy Russian oil and gas. It will now go to Trump to be signed into law.

  • HasturInYellow@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    I agree but how does that punishment get played out? Like if we manage to kick the fascists out, and rebuild a semblance of of a society, how do we pay reparations to the entire world? I mean we can grind up the billionaires and give people their money but we have $40 TRILLION in debt. There’s not paying that back.

    What is a mechanism of punishment for a society who so plainly doesn’t give a shit about anyone outside their borders?

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        4 hours ago

        Nationalize and publicise the research data and other intellectual property of the large corps. That could be helpful.

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      The US still hasn’t made reparations internally, my tribe for instance was promised a voting member of congress over 100 years ago who still hasn’t been seated… Native Americans didn’t even get the right to vote until the 1970s.

      I wouldn’t hold your breath for any of the countries doing bullshit to ever atone for anything.