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You mistake saying 'how something is' with approving of it. Pragmatism is an essential part of diplomacy, without it you quickly discover how essential it is. T
by empressplay 5y ago
You mistake saying 'how something is' with approving of it. Pragmatism is an essential part of diplomacy, without it you quickly discover how essential it is. This is no fantasy, this is reality, as frustrating as that may be.
- sidibe 5y agoI don't know, every time I hear these realist pragmatists they seem to me to be ignoring the reality in favor of their theories. NATO's growth, if you believe Eastern Europeans, is because they didn't want to be pressured by Russia. But since it doesn't fit the framework, what they say is ignored and instead it's all an overstepping power play from the USA