Carters foreign policy was a disaster. "Human rights" is a ridiculous metric -why don't we cite the same metric
with our dealings with China?
Realpolitik is how the world works, whether it's Turkey sending troops to Libya, or buying S-400
we tolerate it because NATO memebrship is more important
making foreign policy by human rights is a fools game -inconsistent -and not necessarily in our national interests
We love Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and the Russian people.
Why do the far left loons hate Russia...so much hate.
As to the 1930’s, those were heady times for the left, the Russians called them “useful idiots” and they were.
Earl (12-12-2019)
cancel2 2022 (12-12-2019)
Putin is the leader of the Russian Federation.
President Trump is the leader of the US. Both are very strong leaders.
See how easy that was,
cancel2 2022 (12-12-2019)
Sailor (12-12-2019)
Baloney. America's reputation, at its best, was for justice, democracy, and liberty. We did not always measure up to our own words and standards, but that framework played no small role in propelling America to a leadership in the world. And it was our moral authority, as much as it was tanks and aircraft, that undermined fascism, imperialism, communism, apartheid, and more.
It costs us nothing to strenuously advocate on behalf of democracy, freedom of the press, and human rights. The Soviet Union may not have liked it, but they were not going to go to war on behalf of our advocacy of Soviet dissidents. And more importantly, is was the soft power we gained by enhancing our reputation and moral superiority to totalitarianism and authoritariansim which assisted us to win WW2 and the Cold War.
On the flip side, we should be prepared to accept legitimate criticism from Russia. It goes both ways. They certainly have legitimate things to say about what they view as the moral depravity of western culture and of unrestrained capitalism. As a culture steeped in tradition and conservative orthodoxy, I believe we could hear out their legitimate grievances without feeling like we have to go to war with them.
our moral authority gets us nowhere -try using that against China - a much more serious violator of human rights then Russia
China is running INTERMENT CAMPS FOR MILLIONS OF Muslim Uighers
so where is all this human right posturing for China? It doesn't exit because we understand US/China relations are much more important then even interment camps ( realpolitik)Xinjiang re-education camps. The Xinjiang re-education camps, officially called Vocational Education and Training Centers by the government of the People's Republic of China, are camps that have been operated by the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional government for the purpose of interning Uyghur Muslims since 2014.
it's fine to advocate human rights, the problems come when that metric drives foreign policy.It costs us nothing to strenuously advocate on behalf of democracy, freedom of the press, and human rights. The Soviet Union may not have liked it, but they were not going to go to war on behalf of our advocacy of Soviet dissidents. And more importantly, is was the soft power we gained by enhancing our reputation and morally superior to totalitarianism and authoritariansim which assisted us to win WW2 and the Cold War.
It's artificial and does not accurately reflect what are our interests
more important is getting along with them in terms of no NATO expansion and US militarism in UkraineOn the flip side, we should be prepared to accept legitimate criticism from Russia. It goes both ways. They certainly have legitimate things to say about what they view as the moral depravity of western culture and of unrestrained capitalism. As a culture steeped in tradition and conservative orthodoxy, I believe we could hear out their legitimate grievances without feeling like we have to go to war with them.
And don't forget the "China card" which we threw away that served us for 40 years
They do hate America. There has always been a faction here that were either loyalists to the throne and preferred being the serfs in a country of serfs and lords and others that preferred being part of the Confederacy. They all hate democracy as it is too complicated and scary to them. They need authoritarian daddies.
BLUEXITA Modest Proposal For Separating Blue States From Red
Dear Red-State Trump Voter,
Let’s face it, guys: We’re done.
It is a tragedy that so much of the work that so many men and women toiled at for so long to make this a better country, and a better world, has been thrown away, leaving us all in such needless peril.
This is why our separation in all but name is necessary.
https://newrepublic.com/article/1409...mp-red-america
Russia means democrat party never has to take responsibility for losing elections ever again
dukkha (12-12-2019)
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