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It's about the fact that not all people want parts of the Internet banned for them, for whatever reason, and the rights of those who don't want that are violated.
That statement is borderline anarchy. There are important reasons why countries have laws. And promoting dangerous drugs violates those laws in both the West and in Russia.

Quote Originally Posted by Eric C. View Post
PS. It's relatively easy with the Internet though, nearly every school kid knows how to use VPN to bypass those bans, but the repressive structures in Russia have been doing a lot more beyond censoring the Internet lately. Consider the food ban, for instance, along with the latest bizarre food extermination cases.
The repressive structures in the West have been doing a lot beyond sanctioning Russia, too. They violate our rights to peaceful protest, free speech online, privacy, and even freedom of movement. If you travel in the US, you are searched at every airport and if you drive then you are stopped by roadblocks and searched. I was also warned to take identification with me wherever I go. They can arrest you in the US if you don't have identification.
For example, my grandad damaged his foot last winter when he slipped on some ice. He left his identification at home since he wasn't going very far. The police made him stand up on his damaged foot. They put him in the police car, ran background checks, and threatened to arrest him. They didn't even offer to get medical attention. If my dad hadn't found him, they would have put him in jail.

Also, who would even eat those foods? They weren't properly stored and they weren't inspected. And there were probably GMO's too. Dangerous foods should be destroyed to protect people.
Well, now you can add Proctor & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Henkel to the list. I can't believe that article claimed that food sanctions were the cause of food prices going up in Russia. I think that was more about the huge drop in oil prices and the Western sanctions.
Russia bans 'toxic' Western soaps - Aug. 26, 2015

I don't see any reason for Russians to crawl on their knees for food. Our food prices are always going up and we don't.