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Re:Google Scientist Resigns Over “Forfeiture of Our Values” ... by Analemma_ on Thursday September 13, 2018 @03:33PM (#17981669)
There are ways to avoid the Thucydides trap, but they don't involve clapping your hands over your ears and pretending everything is fine when it is not. No matter what they like to claim, China is an aggressive expansionist power, and simply ignoring that reality is not going to accomplish anything.
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Re:Google Scientist Resigns Over “Forfeiture of Our Values” ... by yourbandsucks on Thursday September 13, 2018 @07:48PM (#17983703)
I'm with you, except for that 'aggressive expansionist power' thing.

I'm seeing one 27-day long aggressive war in 1979, previous ones are 1960s or before? And some current day peaceful-yet-obnoxious saber rattling about the South China Sea? (completely oppose them on that BTW).

That's... really not 'aggressive expansionist power', as far as these things go. France, for example, has been in more war over the last 30 or 60 years. Britain MUCH more war. US and Russia? Don't get me started. China is by far the least warlike Security Council member, and it's quantifiable.

I'm all about spreading enlightenment values. Let's try not to look like total hypocritical a-holes and maybe we'll be successful.

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