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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
sadly, your comment has some degree of truth...Belarus is not a country of significance when it comes down to it...much like how the western democracies (not just the US) ignored Rwanda or what is happening right now in places like the Sudan.
the politcal will is simply not there - there has to be a "benefit" to countries who get involved and as of this point, there is none (other than pure humanitarian reasons).
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I tend to agree.
I also think that election rigging, eavesdropping, media censorship, arresting and beating protesters, and torture of political prisoners in secret prisons are not frowned upon by certain powerful "democratic" countries anymore.