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		mytailorisrich on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Seagate hit with $300M penalty for selling sanctio... 'If you want to kill your dog, accuse him of having rabies.' (French proverb)

tivert on April 20, 2023 | [–]

"Don't let the fox guard the henhouse." (English proverb)

Since we're trading proverbs.

kneebonian on April 20, 2023 | | [–]

"They pretend to pay us we pretend to work" (Soviet proverb)

tivert on April 20, 2023 | | | [–]

That's is a proverb, just not a very apropos one.

cscurmudgeon on April 20, 2023 | [–]

Tell me how this doesn't apply to China banning US companies.

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