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I'm a bit nihilistic when it comes to geopolitics and war. Those debates are a bit dry and a bit pointless, good and evil don't matter, only influence and powe

by jokoon 4y ago

I'm a bit nihilistic when it comes to geopolitics and war. Those debates are a bit dry and a bit pointless, good and evil don't matter, only influence and power matter. I'm for Ukraine but you can't deny that Putin still has a lot of people rooting for him, even in Ukraine. If you ask Russians, they will easily answer that Irak was illegally invaded (the lapsus of bush did not help), so it becomes difficult for the west to be seen as the good guy, and it's cynical to say it, but opinions of the masses matter. So of course that comparison is unfair, but this comparison kind of matter in geopolitics.

guerrilla 4y ago
> only influence and power matter. Can I suggest "interests and power" instead. Influence is a form of power and it's important to pay attention to interests, which drive the use of power. I should also highlight that cost vs. benefit is the other determining factor.
shrimp_emoji 4y ago
>good and evil don't matter, only influence and power matter. "Good" and "evil" are loaded stand-ins for sets of values and actions, but consider: the U.S. has more influence and power than China. Which country would you rather live in or be influenced by?