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Re:The Mao-Kissinger Meeting of 1973 by FreshStart on Saturday June 10, 2023 @04:12AM (#36268666)
I deeply despise interest & realpolitik pundits. It's the equivalent to teenage edgelord behavior in politics. As in, the stated facts are true and trivial, the "follow your instincts" philosophy leads to quagmires and behavior loops and the solutions it prescribed regularly ended in worldwar pre nuke. If you have nothing to contribute to a discussion, no new strategy, no attempts to hack the clockwork rules of the game, why even post on a board calling itself hackernews?

Hunger is just your bodies signal for energydemand, all the culinary arts and agriculture are invalid.

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Re:The Mao-Kissinger Meeting of 1973 by licebmi__at__ on Saturday June 10, 2023 @04:50AM (#36268840)
I also agree with your hate of realpolitik excuse and comment; yet I have to ask... What is the alternative? idealism? a mix of both?

I find the idealist to be useful fools for propaganda. I find the mix of both even worse as it mostly becomes "it's right when we do it".

I guess in my view where I see these are the only alternatives, I just hate whoever disagrees with me and create a reason post-facto like [realpolitik cinicism/naive idealism/insert here qualifier].

But I try to be open to different alternatives if you can tell me.

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Re:The Mao-Kissinger Meeting of 1973 by KptMarchewa on Saturday June 10, 2023 @08:28AM (#36269908)
The problem is when those "realpolitik" enthusiast become surrender monkeys.

What should be known as "real" is acknowledging evil, genocidal intent of some dictatorships and working towards undermining them, not strengthening them by trade deals and allowing them to enforce their claims.

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Re:The Mao-Kissinger Meeting of 1973 by woooooo on Saturday June 10, 2023 @09:22AM (#36270240)
Anyone using the term "surrender monkey" is welcome to buy a rifle and go join whatever conflict they're incensed about.

Just don't sign me up for it.

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