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> Hence Lavrov constantly crowing about the hypocrisy of "the west." It's not that they think what the US empire has done is immoral. It's that they (and by the
by PontifexMinimus 4y ago
> Hence Lavrov constantly crowing about the hypocrisy of "the west." It's not that they think what the US empire has done is immoral. It's that they (and by they I don't mean the Russian people, but instead a select cadre at the top) want the same thing for themselves.
Yes. What Lavrov doesn't understand is that the West isn't an empire, it's a series of states with similar cultures and political and economic systems, that voluntarily choose to work together. But Russia doesn't seem to realise that there are other ways of getting people to do what you want than brutality and threats.
- diimdeep 4y agoPlease watch Sergey Lavrov's Address to the UN General Assembly [1] > What Lavrov doesn't understand is that the West isn't an empire series of states with similar cultures and political and economic systems, that voluntarily choose to work together. But Russia doesn't seem to realise that there are other ways of getting people to do what you want than brutality and threats. > brutality and threats Brutality and threats is what U.S. sanctions and U.S. national security strategy are. [1] https://youtu.be/ADhvhsbAXqo https://youtu.be/ADhvhsbAXqo
- PontifexMinimus 4y ago> Brutality and threats is what U.S. sanctions and U.S. national security strategy are. True but irrelevant -- my whole point was the USA (alongside most nations) has other tools to getting what it wants. Russia is a country whose only tool is a hammer, and all problems look to it like nails.