wandermind

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's difficult to be diplomatic when the other guy is actively attacking you.

Particularly as Russian diplomacy tends to be, "do what we say and we might not hurt you more for the time being".

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And I expect the browser is none of those things.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

I'm sure Russia will withdraw from Ukraine to prevent such an eventuality from happening.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sure then, if you want to call it that. But did it work? Were countries not invaded by the US thanks to Swedish appeasement?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What I'm saying is, if China and Russia truly cared about what the US is doing, they could choose to sanction the US and the West just like the West is doing to Russia right now. Like you say, China throwing their weight in would certainly have an influence.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Sure they would, but not as much as Russia doing the same but much closer to Sweden.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Maybe they should stop being such goody-two-shoes then if they want to have an influence in the world.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wars "breaking out" like it isn't Russia invading everybody else lmao

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Now you lost me, surely Hitler was being appeased by the Allies allowing him to do things they would've preferred him not to do?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Ah yes, Russia and China, so well known for following international law to the letter.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

It's not appeasement if the party being "appeased" is not opposed to you to begin with.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Because the US geopolitical goals and actions, while often reprehensible, generally speaking aren't against Swedish interests, whereas Russia is a much more direct threat to Sweden.

Why does China keep appeasing the US by not sending weapons to support Russia?

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