Re:Soviet Union sold titanium to US believing they needed it...
by trashtester on Monday June 19, 2023 @07:09AM
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> There are definitely cases in history where wrongs made rights, two or more.
I can quote quite a few cases from history where this kind of thinking has led to the worst kind of atrocities. Especially when one side wants to satisfy a resentment that has been built up over decades or centuries.
Including virtually every major case of genocide from the 20th century that I can think of.
> Some sort of moral balance has to be achieved before two forces can move forward. It will feel reasonable to both sides when it happens.
While, I can think of cases where this would apply when the restoration of balance happens directly after the offense (such as actions taken against Germany and Japan from 1944-1950).
However I wouldn't be able to come up with a single example of such "restoration of balance" successfully happening 100+ years after the initial offense in a way that was seen as reasonable by both sides after.
Would the relationship between Germany and Israel be restored if Israel nuked Berlin, killing 5 million people?
I can quote quite a few cases from history where this kind of thinking has led to the worst kind of atrocities. Especially when one side wants to satisfy a resentment that has been built up over decades or centuries.
Including virtually every major case of genocide from the 20th century that I can think of.
> Some sort of moral balance has to be achieved before two forces can move forward. It will feel reasonable to both sides when it happens.
While, I can think of cases where this would apply when the restoration of balance happens directly after the offense (such as actions taken against Germany and Japan from 1944-1950).
However I wouldn't be able to come up with a single example of such "restoration of balance" successfully happening 100+ years after the initial offense in a way that was seen as reasonable by both sides after.
Would the relationship between Germany and Israel be restored if Israel nuked Berlin, killing 5 million people?
Maybe you can provide your examples?