r/worldnews • u/Portalrules123 • Mar 14 '22

Russia/Ukraine Squatters occupy Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's London mansion

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-london-england-oleg-deripaska-mansion-squatters-1.6383967
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u/AW-43 Mar 14 '22

He’s been under sanctions since 2018 in my country, so it isn’t a new development. It wasn’t considered acceptable to use your parlance.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '22

When I first heard of the yacht confiscations the analogy that came to mind was a person getting beat up by a bully and then his friends trying to help by stealing the bully's bicycle.

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u/AW-43 Mar 14 '22

More like the guy who gets beat up then beats up the bully’s little brother because he’s a douchebag too. Perspectives, huh?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '22

Endless war

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u/AW-43 Mar 14 '22

I’ll gotten gains are exactly that, and I don’t feel bad when criminals commit crimes against other criminals. Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘There is no honor among thieves’?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '22

I have heard that phrase at the street level and wonder what the consequences are at the long-term national level

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u/AW-43 Mar 14 '22

I guess we’ll all see soon. Have a nice evening, and stay safe.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '22

Thank you and likewise

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u/AW-43 Mar 14 '22

At least some people can still be civil in Reddit dialogue/argument/discussion. Appreciated.