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I can't really think of a reason for that as Reddit is hated somewhat equally by "both" sides of the spectrum. It's just something I find interesting.

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[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

How many times has diplomacy ever solved a dispute? Munich 1938 is a great example on why they usually only delay the inevitable

[-] grte@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Presumably it works some of the time. My country doesn't descend into war every time there's an election.

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

Those are not the disputes I'm talking about

[-] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Diplomacy is like an oxygen supply: You only notice it when it fails. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t generally work.

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

You mean besides the decades the US and USSR didn’t blow the entire world to pieces or even enter direct conflict, which would likely have killed millions more than the proxy wars that occurred with diplomatic intervention? I’m sorry, I just can’t take anyone who truly thinks that diplomacy is always useless seriously. It strongly suggests they’ve never read a history book.

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Nukes discouraging any escalation into war:

[-] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

There are going to be multiple factors in any international relations situation. I’m sorry you don’t understand that.

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, and the probability of nuclear annihilation is a hell of a factor to prevent war

[-] Piers@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I mean, do you have a genuinely better alternative than a democracy with some rules to prevent ogliarchys and protect citizens rights?

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's definitely not the same as having no private property

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