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Don't antropomorfize countries. Countries can't have friends. There are only common interests. Or opposite.
by kubelsmieci 7mo ago
Don't antropomorfize countries. Countries can't have friends. There are only common interests. Or opposite.
- lokar 7mo agoI said "Trump/MAGA", which is the person and controlling faction in US politics
- davedx 7mo agoHow about people?
- lokar 7mo agoI think it's legitimately hard to say. Most Americans know very little about international affairs, and care even less. I think interpreting broad opinion surveys can be fraught. So, who do you count? everyone? only the informed? only people with strong views? Or do you assume people support the views and actions of the people they voted for?
- Dylan16807 7mo agoCountries act on people's emotions. Friends and enemies are a pretty good description of a lot of international politics, much better than a dispassionate analysis of interests.