• OrnluWolfjarl@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    “Russia is provoked by weakness and deterred by strength”

    translates to:

    “Russia is provoked when we don’t provoke them, and is not provoked when we provoke them”

    These people are mental.

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      Russia is provoked by weakness and deterred by strength

      This appears to be a disturbingly common idea in the west. And I would argue it translates a little bit different. It translates into a notion that we are barbarians. Think about it, what comes to mind when you hear “They only respect strength”? Some type of Hollywood-esque brain-dead loudmouth barbarian, who only knows violence, bullies the weak and only backs down against superior might (usually that of the designated protagonist). That is the perception they have.

      And of course it is largely projection.