• Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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    15 days ago

    While I agree with the sentiment in general, this is practically impossible in the foreseeable future. I think it’s time to turn the page on our relations with most of the world and drop the self-harming attempts to pressure this or that partner on moral grounds. Over the last little while it’s become clear that almost everyone is hypocrite of some degree and I don’t think anyone buys virtue signalling coming from us or anyone else anymore. I’m not saying that virtue signalling is always bad, I mean it in this context, especially when dealing with well established strong governments. Instead we should engage on material issues, and when possible frame moral issues as material based on their material impact, behind closed doors.