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germany didnt have great experience this looking at the the invasion of ukraine and russian gas being exported to germany
by fleischhauf 4y ago
germany didnt have great experience this looking at the the invasion of ukraine and russian gas being exported to germany
- BuckRogers 4y agoExactly. I would argue the world is divided between free democracies and authoritarian dictatorships. If the entire world were like Germany or Taiwan, it would be a far more peaceful place. Trade increasing is a small incentive. Democracy has checks and balances on power. We need a League of Democracies rather than a United Nations. Treating all nations as if they respect human rights the same is a major folly that experts like Henry Kissinger have made all of their lives. The world is not a game of Risk where it's power vs power. The system has a fundamental impact on the behavior of the state. The democratic world should not do business with dictators or Communist countries. All we do is empower those with no checks-and-balances on power. Hard empire building as China and Russia are attempting is difficult to do in a democracy. Not impossible, but far less likely.
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- jhbadger 4y agoThe problem is that it is hard to define what a "democracy" is. Obviously one-party states and countries without elections aren't democracies. But other countries, like Russia, have all the trappings of democracy, with elections, a parliament, multiple parties, and so on and yet obviously aren't really democratic. Then there are countries like Poland and Hungary which seem to be on a similar path to Russia. And Western European countries and the US aren't immune to these trends either.
- BuckRogers 4y agoThat’s generally addressed with the democracy index.