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truiz
Feb 6, 2021
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Why buy anything made in Russia or by a Russian company when they have given in again to severe human rights violations and religious persecution?
oppyland
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Feb 6, 2021
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truizYou're not wrong, but lots of other watches are made in China or Malaysia which are hardly human rights leaders.
truiz
Feb 6, 2021
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oppylandGood point. Maybe something to be looking for. Just been thinking about this a lot lately as it has affected my family personally.
RayF
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Feb 6, 2021
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truiz
This may be the only adverse/negative point worth making here, and I say that having made it myself on occasion. However, I suppose that depends on what you mean by "Russia, or by a Russian company."
As a guy in the US, who for the last four years suffered the shame and embarrassment of living in a country who's voters elected a narcissistic reality show host/pathological liar as their President, I have mixed feelings.
I didn't vote for that idiot, and I bet there are folks in Russia who aren't all that wild about Vladimir Putin, and who's grandparents weren't big fans of Stalin, Lenin, Rasputin, or even Ivan the Terrible--they just happened to live there.
In the same way, I just happen live in a country where some folks think other folks drink the blood of babies and have lasers that start forest fires, and who recently attempted to overthrow a duly elected government and perhaps murder a few of those elected official in the process. So I'm thinking: who am I to cast the first stone at some poor shlemiel who happens to work in a Russian watch factory?
So far as I know, the actual Russian government doesn't have their hand in Sturmanskie's business any further than the US government has its hand in most American companies--meaning from a companies point of view, as little as is legally possible.
Therefore, until I learn more facts to the contrary, I say your argument doesn't hold Vodka!
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truiz
Feb 7, 2021
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RayFGood points all. I agree there are no doubt many individuals and businesses in Russia that do not agree with racial and religious oppression.
Blair_Heavenwood
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Feb 9, 2021
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RayFI've got news for you. They're mostly all narcissists. An congratulations are in order for you, I suppose. You're gotten rid of the orange man who kept you awake at night biting your pillow and dubiously replaced him with a senile puppet under the control of lord only knows.
RayF
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Feb 9, 2021
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Blair_Heavenwood
Don't worry, we know and we're fine with our choice.
And by the way, it was the other side that had a thing for the Pillow guy.
Our side knew those morons were all bat-shit crazy from the get go.
Anyway, give my regards to MTG at your next Qanon party.
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