• ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    a multipolar world means the west (namely the us) can’t unilaterally call all the shots, and other countries can say no.

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      2 days ago

      It also means that russia can’t unilaterally claim all of Ukraine, other countries can say no…it works for everyone. Welcome to the multipolar world too, russia.

      And let me repeat: if the only thing other countries can do to stop anyone’s actions is war and countries just ignore borders, then it will be an extremely unstable system, like in the 17th century. Bipolar is more stable, like in the cold war. Unipolar is relatively stable, but there is no accountability, like in a 1-party system.

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        2 days ago

        do to stop anyone’s actions is war

        thats literally what the us has been doing for a century or more now, plus economic coercion. there was never stability in the first place for anyone but the west.

        It also means that russia can’t unilaterally claim all of Ukraine

        welcome to the multipolar world where russia can say no to western institutions and put up a fight. unlike when the west claimed the middle east. or africa. or latin america.

        Bipolar is more stable, like in the cold war, unipolar is more stable.

        citation needed. you are literally calling the constant threat of nuclear war “stability” lol

        you are calling unbridled imperialism stable, man, wtf.

        stability for whom.

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          23 hours ago

          So your take is that because the US has misbehaved, then Russia should misbehave harder? Not that the nations should behave better in general…

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            22 hours ago

            no. my take is that multipolarity will result in russia drawing a line and saying no, simply because they can now. thats also true for brics countries, but economically.

            this is good because its literally the us gradually losing its power to misbehave.