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The problem is, once you use a stick, they might become self-reliant, but they might not want to be your friends anymore.
by saubeidl 8mo ago
The problem is, once you use a stick, they might become self-reliant, but they might not want to be your friends anymore.
- andsoitis 8mo agoPossibly. On the other hand, it is reasonable to argue that the alternative has been tried for decades and didn't work. Moreover, since the stakes have gotten so much higher with China's ascendency, it is worth the risk. When you keep on giving money to a friend to help them, they never learn to stand on their own feet. It creates a dependency not of true friendship, but of subservience.
- saubeidl 8mo agoIt pushes your former friend to align closer with China, making it a geopolitical own goal...
- andsoitis 8mo agoRisk worth taking. The EU and China have vastly different political, economic, and social orientation, so while they might align more closely on some things, I think America and the EU will always be much closer to each other.
- saubeidl 8mo agoThe same can be said for the EU and the US - what do they have in common in the areas you mentioned?