nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoCongress passes bill that could unlock billions in frozen Russian assets for Ukrainewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1243arrow-down14
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minus-squarehangukdise@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·2 years agoI mean, many US states/cities already do forfeitures, so applying this to foreign individuals and entities is just… consistent??
minus-squarelorty@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoWhat was the last billionaire over there that had their assets seized by the government?
minus-squareShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 years ago“No you don’t understand, authoritarian thievery is our entire way of life here, we’re just being consistent.”
I mean, many US states/cities already do forfeitures, so applying this to foreign individuals and entities is just… consistent??
What was the last billionaire over there that had their assets seized by the government?
“No you don’t understand, authoritarian thievery is our entire way of life here, we’re just being consistent.”