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They are "rational" only if operating inside of a certain set of axioms, e.g. "NATO is a threat to Russia". I don't think that's a given, NATO was a threat to t
by yks 5y ago
They are "rational" only if operating inside of a certain set of axioms, e.g. "NATO is a threat to Russia". I don't think that's a given, NATO was a threat to the communist regime but they didn't care much about modern Russia, that is, until Putin decided to make "being an enemy of NATO" a raison d'être of his regime and, through massive propaganda campaigns, the Russian Federation as a whole.
- colordrops 5y agoRussia wanted to be part of NATO and the US didn't allow it.
- pixl97 5y agoWith the way Russia behavies with its UN veto power, I can completely understand why.
- foverzar 5y agoCan you elaborate?
- pixl97 5y agohttps://www.jstor.org/stable/42743587 https://www.jstor.org/stable/42743587 https://theconversation.com/how-russias-un-vetoes-have-enabled-mass-murder-in-syria-103565 https://theconversation.com/how-russias-un-vetoes-have-enabl... https://reliefweb.int/report/world/does-russia-s-veto-mean-climate-security-security-council-agenda https://reliefweb.int/report/world/does-russia-s-veto-mean-c... https://news.un.org/en/story/2017/02/552362-russia-china-block-security-council-action-use-chemical-weapons-syria https://news.un.org/en/story/2017/02/552362-russia-china-blo... https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-boycott-united-nations-security-council https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-boycott-... Not to say that other countries have not pulled some shit with UN veto power, but it's pretty much a meme with USSR/Russia
- colordrops 5y agoHave you not seen how the US behaves with its UN veto power? They are the most egregious by far. Just look at how often they stand alone regarding Israel/Palestine issues.