Amid the sanctions imposed on the Russian government, there have also been calls to boycott all things Russian, or even just Russian sounding. Rachel Pistol explains why this veers towards xenophobia.
This begs the question of what these actions seek to achieve and who is being impacted. As my research shows, theoffers multiple examples of destructive antagonism directed at German, Italian and Japanese citizens living in the UK and the US. As always in times of war, it is citizens who suffer the consequences of the actions of their government.
Amid the sanctions imposed on the Russian government, there have also been calls to boycott all things Russian, or even just Russian sounding. Boycotts, of course, give individuals a say throughdumped Stoli Vodka , which is actually made in Latvia by a company headquartered in Luxembourg. The action may be symbolic but it is nonetheless misguided.
When Benito Mussolini declared war on Britain on June 10, 1940, there were riots across the UK. Italian shops wereSimilar scenes have played out recently across the US, with Russian restaurants having their. Both then and now, however, there is confusion over which businesses genuinely belong to “the enemy”. And no consideration is given to the suffering caused to innocent civilians caught in the crossfire between their native country and their country of domicile.
A lack of geographic knowledge and understanding among the general public has always caused issues in times of war.
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