☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to World NewsEnglish · 5 months agoNew Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for Diplomacy to End the Warwww.thenation.comexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down113cross-posted to: ukraine_war_news@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkNew Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for Diplomacy to End the Warwww.thenation.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to World NewsEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square135fedilinkcross-posted to: ukraine_war_news@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down5·5 months agoYou said Russia was being diplomatic. Nobody is arguing that powerful countries are often cruel. So again, if this is Russia’s diplomacy towards Ukraine, do you agree that America was diplomatic towards Afghanistan?
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down4·5 months agoWar is an extension of diplomacy. The difference is that Russia is actually offering terms to Ukraine where US did not https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/clausewitz-war-as-politics-by-other-means
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down5·5 months agoUnder this interpretation, the headline could then read “New Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for War to End the War”
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·5 months agoYou can interpret it whatever way you like.
You said Russia was being diplomatic. Nobody is arguing that powerful countries are often cruel. So again, if this is Russia’s diplomacy towards Ukraine, do you agree that America was diplomatic towards Afghanistan?
War is an extension of diplomacy. The difference is that Russia is actually offering terms to Ukraine where US did not https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/clausewitz-war-as-politics-by-other-means
Under this interpretation, the headline could then read “New Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for War to End the War”
You can interpret it whatever way you like.