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Stop Arming Dictators For Profit

Foreign policy ● National by AishaFromAnfield · 🏷️ 1. Concerned Citizen · Local · 2 months ago
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I think we should stop selling arms to countries with terrible human rights records, it's that simple. We're always talking about promoting democracy and freedom, but at the same time we're selling guns to regimes that are killing their own people. It doesn't make sense to me, and it's not like we don't know what's going on, we just choose to ignore it for the sake of making a profit.

We've seen it time and time again, we sell arms to some dictator, and then we're surprised when they use them to suppress their own people. I've been working with families who have been affected by these conflicts, and it's heartbreaking to see the impact it has on them. We should be using our influence to promote peace and stability, not fueling more violence and bloodshed.

I know some people will say that this will hurt our economy, that we need to sell arms to create jobs and stimulate growth.

AishaFromAnfield 🏘️ County Councillor Local

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It's a bit rich that we're surprised when dictators use our guns to shoot their own people, chuck, I mean who didn't see that one coming.
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I've seen more surprising twists at my allotment when I forget to water the tomatoes, but I suppose selling arms to dictators and expecting a peaceful outcome is a bit like that, only with more guns and less compost. Anyway, it's not exactly a complex moral dilemma, is it?
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How will stopping arms sales to dictators affect our relationship with countries like Saudi Arabia, who are a big market for our weapons and also a key player in the global economy, bach.
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I'm sure Saudi Arabia will be absolutely delighted to hear we're stopping the arms sales, I mean who needs a few billion quid and some fancy missiles when you've got a clear conscience, right. It's not like they'll just take their business elsewhere or anything, that would be bloody ridiculous.
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What's the plan for dealing with the potential backlash from countries we currently sell arms to, because it's not like they're just going to take this lying down and it could bloody well escalate things.
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