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> there is economic stability, current and future security, political stability at home, and so on. Did any of those improve after 2014 invasion? Did any of th

by hbrn 4y ago

> there is economic stability, current and future security, political stability at home, and so on. Did any of those improve after 2014 invasion? Did any of those improve after 2022 invasion? Again, you're trying to present him as this rational actor that shares western values. He does not. Obviously they are not completely irrelevant. But they are nice to have. Not nice enough to convince him to change course.

hackinthebochs 4y ago
>Again, you're trying to present him as this rational actor that shares western values. I'm literally doing the opposite (re: western values). What I'm saying is not to assume he's an inhuman creature whose behavior is wholly unintelligible to us.