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minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down7·6 months agoWhen has that actually worked?
minus-squareNoLifeGaming@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down5·6 months agoApartheid south Africa
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·6 months agoYou’re suggesting that the end of Apartheid was caused solely by the US sanctions causing a popular revolt in South africa?
minus-squareNoLifeGaming@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·6 months agoI did not mention it was solely due to sanctions. But I do think it played a role.
minus-squarewoop_woop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·6 months agoArguably any revolution comes from a critical mass of the population being unhappy…
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down11·6 months agoHistory shows it’s never quite that clear cut. However that’s rather irrelevant. I’m asking when have US sanctions sparked a popular revolution that overthrew a government that was sanctioned?
When has that actually worked?
Apartheid south Africa
You’re suggesting that the end of Apartheid was caused solely by the US sanctions causing a popular revolt in South africa?
I did not mention it was solely due to sanctions. But I do think it played a role.
Arguably any revolution comes from a critical mass of the population being unhappy…
History shows it’s never quite that clear cut. However that’s rather irrelevant. I’m asking when have US sanctions sparked a popular revolution that overthrew a government that was sanctioned?