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That's what the world tried with Germany after World War I. There's a reason we stopped believing "just let sovereign nations sort themselves out" is the best
by shadowgovt 2y ago
That's what the world tried with Germany after World War I.
There's a reason we stopped believing "just let sovereign nations sort themselves out" is the best approach. It's a pretty selfish reason.
- 1oooqooq 2y agothat's too wrong to even behind to address.
- ericd 2y agoOther countries didn’t exactly stay out of their business - the WW1 allies were demanding unsustainably large war reparations paid in gold, rather than a currency they had control over the supply of. My understanding is that this directly led to their hyperinflation, massive amounts of resentment, and the eventual fall of the Weimar Republic. And everyone knows the rest.
- shadowgovt 2y agoCorrect. But that's my point. "Here's the obligations, sort out how to meet them yourselves" was the old model. It doesn't work out. And no obligations is impossible in an increasingly interconnected world.
- ericd 2y agoAh I see, you meant that the other governments weren't being considerate of the consequences of selfish demands and it ended badly.
- shadowgovt 2y agoRight. *let whatever emerges from the chaos develop on its own" is an opportunity that strongmen have exploited over and over again.
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