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> Why bother listening when sooner or later all promises, agreements, treaties are just ignored and shat upon We shouldn't forget that there are a lot of place
by logifail 5y ago
> Why bother listening when sooner or later all promises, agreements, treaties are just ignored and shat upon
We shouldn't forget that there are a lot of places across the world where people could say exactly that about the west.
Heck, there are a growing number of people[0] in the west who say that about their own leaders/governments.
[0] Public Trust in Government: 1958-2021
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/05/17/public-trust-in-government-1958-2021/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/05/17/public-trust...
- taylodl 5y agoHere's the key difference between the West and Russia - when people in the West peacefully protest the actions of their government they're not typically jailed. No one is arguing the West is perfect, however the West adopted something akin to the scientific method so that things can get better. Case in point - we're talking about this. Many in the West are looking at this situation and asking what would we do if the roles were reversed or what are we doing that may appear to be similar to what Russia is doing. Free countries have the freedom to improve.