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its not about the thing, its about the negative ramifications. If we ever want peace in the middle east we need a two state solution, to get a two state solutio
by Quarrelsome 1y ago
its not about the thing, its about the negative ramifications. If we ever want peace in the middle east we need a two state solution, to get a two state solution means horse trading and this was a horse we could have traded, instead of giving it up for free. I entirely agree with you in how its logically wrong to deny a capital change to another nation but this isn't about logic, its about politics and diplomacy in a war-torn region to try to fashion an ever lasting peace between two often/mostly/always irrational actors.
- ImJamal 1y agoI guess you are more of an optimist than me. If I thought we could get peace sooner just by not recognizing their capital, I would be all for it. I don't think a two state solution is possible, at least in the near to medium future. Changing the capital won't extend the war since, in my view, it will be a hundred years until there is any chance at peace, and even that is probably too short. Nobody killing each other then will care that the capital was changed.