(Yesterday, 05:25 PM)gortex Wrote: What a crazy world this has become , while I don't believe Trump would put boots on the ground the current ethos of "might is right" seems to have overtaken diplomacy , perhaps it's a way of getting things done or maybe it's just a sign of lazy politics ,either way respect will be lost and resentment increased.
Either way, I'm good with it.
I've never been one to shy away from protecting the weak and innocent from the vicious.
I can't think of any particular reason that I WANT any kind of false "respect" from the vicious or their enabling supporters..
I prefer to see them being eaten by vultures. They can take their "respect" to hell with them.
"Diplomacy" has traditionally been the fine art of saying "nice doggie" until you get your hands on a bigger stick.
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“Trouble rather the tiger in his lair than the sage among his books. For to you kingdoms and their armies are things mighty and enduring, but to him they are but toys of the moment, to be overturned with the flick of a finger.”
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake