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Woah. If you want to read one article to better understand what's going on, this is it. It's hard for people from the west to see things from a different point of view than modern liberalism. This article shows where and why. It also shows how intolerant the liberal mindset is to other global viewpoints.
It sure sounds edgy to say things like " how intolerant the liberal mindset is to other global viewpoints " and " it's hard for people from the west to see things from a different point of view than modern liberalism ". And certainly, people should seek to understand different perspectives that clash with their own assumptions. But reading that article, its main foreign assumption is that the desires of the individua…
That's not what Mearsheimer said in the article:
>One also hears the claim that Ukraine has the right to determine whom it wants to ally with and the Russians have no right to prevent Kiev from joining the West. This is a dangerous way for Ukraine to think about its foreign policy choices. The sad truth is that might often makes right when great-power politics are at play. Abstract rights such as self-determination are largely meaningless when powerful states get into brawls with weaker states. Did Cuba have the right to form a military alliance with the Soviet Union during the Cold War? The United States certainly did not think so, and the Russians think the same way about Ukraine joining the West. It is in Ukraine’s interest to understand these facts of life and tread carefully when dealing with its more powerful neighbor.