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Deep-Mention-3875 t1_j6l6ke4 wrote

Reply to comment by axonxorz in Millions of computer chips from Dutch manufacturers wound up in Russia: Report by the01crow

> There are a billion people in China. If we were to assume they had half the rate of business ownership as the US, there are somewhere in the realm of 12 MILLION enterprises. That's a massive number. The majority of those are tiny, and will never have to interact with the Fed, or any Western company in any way whatsoever. It's massively Americentric to think otherwise.

Sure ofc US cant 100% stop them but sanctioning every single executive known to be doing this and continuously applying pressure will likely overwhelm the operation to reduce their effectiveness. Unless you’re a chinese peasant in a remote village most likely somewhere along the supply chain they interact with some sort of a western company. Sanctions are effective but will take time and effort.

> Up to and including literally every single worker, based on how big enterprise is legislated with regards to it's CCP "relationship"

Lol nah no way. A sanctioned worker is pretty much useless in a high tech sector. And if ccp decide to support millions of them even better, that will sap their finances.

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my20cworth t1_j6l69tk wrote

Reply to Local Muslim community helps shut down burning of Torah scroll in Sweden by green_flash

People burn these books or scrolls etc for a reaction and the Muslim community give a reaction they are looking for (outrage, anger and violence in many cases). Just don't react. Ignor it. The novelty will ware off. The impact will lose its clout and effect and die off, that's how you gain the upper hand and win. Islam is bigger than a physical burning of a book, the words are not diminished in anyway if a human printed version is burned. Produce another. Being insulted can be contained to a statement rather than violence or anger.

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mmm__donuts t1_j6l597f wrote

Reply to comment by REOreddit in Haavisto: Finland has patience to wait for Nato membership — with Sweden. by parandroidfinn

Your question is getting a lot of hate for some reason, but it's a good one.

My answer: because being in NATO makes it possible that Finland will be pulled into a war with Russia. This most likely cause would be if the Ukraine conflict escalates. And in that case, being in NATO without Sweden means being at war with a country with which Finland shares a massive land border and not having the support of the powerful and nearby Swedish navy and air force.

Look at the choice from Finland's point of view: Being in NATO protects Finland to the extent that they expect Russia to attack Finland and puts Finland in danger to the extent that they expect a NATO-Russia war to happen over something else. Given the damage it has suffered in Ukraine, Russia isn't going to have the strength to attack Finland for years. It's far more likely that NATO will end up at war with Russia as a result of something happening in Ukraine than it is that Russia will invade Finland soon. So, it makes sense for them to wait for Sweden so that Sweden's NATO membership can ameliorate the risk of being drawn into a war with Russia.

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axonxorz t1_j6l3z08 wrote

Reply to comment by Deep-Mention-3875 in Millions of computer chips from Dutch manufacturers wound up in Russia: Report by the01crow

> Sure but even chinese companies that interact with american/western companies wont be able to hire them.

There are a billion people in China. If we were to assume they had half the rate of business ownership as the US, there are somewhere in the realm of 12 MILLION enterprises. That's a massive number. The majority of those are tiny, and will never have to interact with the Fed, or any Western company in any way whatsoever. It's massively Americentric to think otherwise.

> Eventually ccp has to hire them and how many can ccp support?

Up to and including literally every single worker, based on how big enterprise is legislated with regards to it's CCP "relationship"

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