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 I am not a "Putinversteher" (Putin fan). I do not have any sympathy for that man. My sole intention is to comprehend people.
-''Finding the thin path of peaceful coexistence in the jungle of pretextual arguments, direct lies and self-runing complexes.''
+''Finding the thin path of peaceful coexistence in the jungle of pretextual arguments, direct lies and self-running complexes.''
-Showing reflected opinions based on '''past events and "complexity of life"''' was already inconvenient at peace times and it is ''heretical'' at war times. In a heated up atmosphere anything that smells like relativization is not welcomed. ''Treason.'' I feel very uncomfortable in doing this. Having a strong sense for fairness I cannot help but to make a note on what "respect for your enemy" really means. We all can have different opinions but we should not making fun of our enemies and we should take the time to think through their concerns. '''If we cannot agree on things then what are the consequences and continued dynamics?''' If we do not do this then diplomacy cannot stand a chance in deadly situations. '''If we reject Realpolitik as solution our attempts to protect our values can cause even greater damage: the loss of human lifes.'''
+Showing reflected opinions based on '''past events and "complexity of life"''' was already inconvenient at peace times and it is ''heretical'' at war times. In a heated up atmosphere anything that smells like relativization is not welcomed. ''Treason.''
+We should always try to comprehend the goals and concerns of our rivals and enemies, the pretexual and the real ones. We should always try to see behind all propaganda - their and our own.
+In order to learn from history and prevent blowback-like situations we need to have an as good as possible informed civil population.
+: Chalmers Johnson, CIA consultant, about "blowback": ''The unintended consequences of foreign CIA operations that were deliberately kept secret... so people come up with questions like, "Why do they hate us?"''
+: Robert Gates, American intelligence analyst and United States secretary of defense complained that the Europeans were not spending enough for NATO's budget. At the same time he criticized NATO's expansion plans: "[https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2022/03/11/john-mearsheimer-on-why-the-west-is-principally-responsible-for-the-ukrainian-crisis trying to bring Georgia and Ukraine into NATO was truly overreaching.]"
+'''If we cannot agree on things then what are the consequences and continued dynamics?''' If we do not do this then diplomacy cannot stand a chance in deadly situations.
+'''If we reject Realpolitik as solution our attempts to protect our values can cause additional loss of human lifes.'''
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