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First thing coming into mind is the number of companies and individuals blocking Russians in the beginning of the war before any sanctions out of virtue signall

• Melonai 3mo ago
  I felt that quite badly at the start of that war, multiple accounts closed, including my brokerage account, bank account rejected, and a flood of emails asking me to divulge loads of documentation to get them to consider giving them back to me! I don't actually live in Russia, if I did, it would be even worse.
• watwut 3mo ago
  Virtue signaling that consist of blocking Russia is double virtue. You do the good thing and you motivate others to do the good thing too. We need more of that.
• ebbi 3mo ago
  Yep, Xero published a blog post outlining their stance on Russia and outlining their sanctions (it was literally less than a handful of accounts for them): https://blog.xero.com/news-events/our-position-on-ukraine-and-russia/ https://blog.xero.com/news-events/our-position-on-ukraine-an... But they didn't do anything for Israel. Actually, at the height of the genocide, they decided to invest in an Israeli company. slow claps
• myroon5 3mo ago
  > As of 2024, 38 states have passed bills and executive orders designed to discourage boycotts of Israel https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws#Anti-BDS_laws_in_the_United_States https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws#Anti-BDS_laws_in_th...