Thanks for clarifying—fwiw I didn’t think you’re ill-intentioned… and at its core your question re: innocent Russians suffering due to sanctions is a valid one—as you say, all suffering counts equally independent of who suffers (and Russians will definitely suffer much more so than most people who are living a relatively affluent life in the west). But because Ukrainians are currently disproportionately suffering much more than Russian, the question might have struck some people as tone-deaf or inappropriate. Even taking aside the terrible direct humanitarian impact of the war, just consider Russia’s GDP per capita being $10k, while Ukraine’s being $3k before the war and it’ll have a much bigger hit to the economy.
Thanks for clarifying—fwiw I didn’t think you’re ill-intentioned… and at its core your question re: innocent Russians suffering due to sanctions is a valid one—as you say, all suffering counts equally independent of who suffers (and Russians will definitely suffer much more so than most people who are living a relatively affluent life in the west). But because Ukrainians are currently disproportionately suffering much more than Russian, the question might have struck some people as tone-deaf or inappropriate. Even taking aside the terrible direct humanitarian impact of the war, just consider Russia’s GDP per capita being $10k, while Ukraine’s being $3k before the war and it’ll have a much bigger hit to the economy.