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kleinbl00  ·  1622 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: If Black Americans were to seek asylum, they would easily qualify

I think it depends a lot on the definition of "accomplish."

Let's say that a black man is shot while handcuffed in South Carolina.. Perhaps England, France, Germany and Spain lodge a protest against civil rights violations within the United States but emphasize the known racial problems within industry and propose, as a solution, sanctions against exports tied to that particular local economy.

Does anything need to actually be passed by the UN? Is more than a press release necessary to impact a prominent member of the S&P and the largest single exporter in the United States? More than that, what impact does inaction by Boeing in the face of that allegation do to the stock market, the local economy, and US strategic dominance?

If I were Airbus I'd make this play the minute I think I can get away with it. Doesn't even matter if it works.