> But to be fair, its not discrimination against the Russian people, its discrimination against a particular ideology that is predominantly held by the Russian people.
To be even more fair, it's both.
There are plenty of Russians that absolutely do not agree with what the Russian leadership is doing, but have no choice in the matter.
Speaking as a Canadian, there was a time when we were similarly fighting an adversary and chose to indiscriminately treat all people from that nation as enemies. The result was the internment of Japanese Canadians, one of the most shameful periods in our nation's history.
I cannot help but be very concerned that we're heading down a very familiar and dangerous path, here...
To be even more fair, it's both.
There are plenty of Russians that absolutely do not agree with what the Russian leadership is doing, but have no choice in the matter.
Speaking as a Canadian, there was a time when we were similarly fighting an adversary and chose to indiscriminately treat all people from that nation as enemies. The result was the internment of Japanese Canadians, one of the most shameful periods in our nation's history.
I cannot help but be very concerned that we're heading down a very familiar and dangerous path, here...