>> It ignores the great culture of Russia - are we to "avoid" Russian music, ballet
>> etc.?
>>
>> It ignores the fact that Russian families are grieving over the deaths of possibly thousands
>> of soldiers, that many Russians never wanted this war and agonised over Slavic "brothers" fighting
>> each other, that soldiers are being slaughtered due to the ineptitude of their commanders -
>> are we to regard all Russians as "Sick Fks"?
>>
>> The villains are the leaders - Putin and the yes-men who facilitate his war. No-one
>> else.
>>
It is Russian soldiers, the sons of these Russian mothers, that are killing innocent civilians. They have the choice not to shoot at cars on the road carrying civilians. I could in all conscience kill an enemy soldier, but I could not bring myself to kill a civilian in an occupied country.
And whilst many Russian artists are denouncing the war, many are not, so whilst is the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky in St Petersburg have management and conductors that support Putin, then yes, they should be boycotted.
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