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[–] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

India: Deal?

Russia: Deal.

America: Isn't there somebody you forgot to ask?

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's about telling India's banks that if they are used to letting Russia get around sanctions, they will be sanctioned themselves. The same thing was told to the Chinese banks.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago

Great idea, that will greatly speed the dedollarisation and establishing of alternative financial systems.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Does anyone in the enlightened, civilized, superior, white-burdened and divinely-ordained West/US realize that they are just sanctioning themselves? It is not 1990 anymore.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 16 points 10 months ago
[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

This is white supremacy and colonialism with extra steps, and not many extra steps either.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The US doesn't realize the days of dictating terms to the rest of the world is over. All retaliating against India would do is weaken USD.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Downvoters are libs who can't cope with the end of American hegemony

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's like they don't know where the inflation is coming from 🤔

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 15 points 10 months ago

Silly you, of course it comes from fast food workers getting 2$ raise!

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

It is impossible for them because it is in their interest to not know.