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		rommel917 on Feb 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Is JetBrains Russian? Is it safe to use? "When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will" Frederic Bastiat, 1844 All people that want more sanctions should read his book carefully and think about it before doing stuff they might regret. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/64425-when-goods-do-not-cro...

rk06 on Feb 24, 2022 | [–]

Soldiers have already crossed borders, why give them supplies & money?

Your quote doesn’t apply here.

KptMarchewa on Feb 24, 2022 | [–]

Trade was the strategy for 30 years with Russia. As you can see, it did not work.

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