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The effect of a major superpower even simply pretending to stand for humane behavior for 45y was significant. Even if the actions were often hypocritical.
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out of the capital E Events that have taken place in the 21st century the Ukrainian crisis is the one that bolsters fukuyama's thesis imo
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Alot of this is underhand, slow pitch softball for unmasking long standing Western hypocrisy. Sad Drake: starving whitey Happy Drake: starving darky "Good boy! You found the treat! We ARE all the same! Suffering IS bad no matter who it is visited upon." Better late than never
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1/I think we're seeing a rare instance of smart idealism. Most US leaders have been like bad poker players; they have to make a show of doing something whether they have the cards. Biden has been pretty quiet on the world stage, but on this he's gone all in, tightening
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