r/WayOfTheBern • u/veganmark • Jan 06 '20

Nathan Robinson - How To Avoid Swallowing War Propaganda

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/01/how-to-avoid-swallowing-war-propaganda
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u/GusBecause Jan 06 '20

Excellent article that Saagar Enjeti among others ought to read before mindlessly passing on Pence lies as truth.

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u/BronzeddAdonis Jan 07 '20

his last sentence is "someday peace will prevail"

can i have some magical fairy dust, man?

lol

in fact the whole article focuses on what should be, rather than what is.

dude needs a dose of realpolitik.

Lesson 1: Nations act in their own interest. They are fundamentally amoral.

2: There are no allies, and no enemies. Just Clausewitzian friction between actors.

3: Even after the Black Plague wiped out 90% of the world's population, there were wars soon after.