all_i_see ( MashedHobbits@lemy.lol ) to World News@quokk.au · 5 months agoPope Leo decries European military spending as 'betrayal' of diplomacywww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up137cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up137external-linkPope Leo decries European military spending as 'betrayal' of diplomacywww.reuters.comall_i_see ( MashedHobbits@lemy.lol ) to World News@quokk.au · 5 months agomessage-square10linkfedilinkcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squaremelsaskca ( melsaskca@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoYou can’t be diplomatic when a powerful madman wants to take all of your things. You have to act. Reason does not work in unreasonable situations.
minus-squareTheJesusaurus ( TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoI would argue you can ONLY be diplomatic if you are in a position to defend yourself from an enemy. Nobody is going to negotiate with a non-threat
You can’t be diplomatic when a powerful madman wants to take all of your things. You have to act. Reason does not work in unreasonable situations.
I would argue you can ONLY be diplomatic if you are in a position to defend yourself from an enemy. Nobody is going to negotiate with a non-threat