fedwards9965

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

"But democracies rarely choose war."

uhhh... what?

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

"But only when ruled by kings."

"How often have democracies chosen war over negotiating?"

There mere existence of the US utterly undermines your argument.

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

Democratic peace theory fails because it gives equal weight to every entity calling itself a democracy.

The US's unique power and global influence lead to conflicts that smaller democracies simply don't and won't face, showing that power dynamics and strategic interests often outweigh simplistic democratic peace assumptions.

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

theories based on hypotheticals and ideals are great intellectual exercises, but have no practical value

And peace between democracies occur because of accepted hierarchies... as long as US hegemony (political and economic) is accepted, democracies can be pacified

Canada does well... as long as we jump when the US tells us to

Going back to Gaza, when Hamas was voted in... how much respect did it get?

Chile? Brazil?

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

Which states or organizations are you asking about?

Chile (1973)? Brazil(1964)? Iran(1953)? Greece(1967)? Indonesia(1965)? Venezuela(2002)?

or are you going to just specify Gaza(2006)?

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

primarily because the DPT was what I jumped in regarding, not Israel/Gaza

and because Gaza as any kind of example is insignificant regarding the DPT...

In exactly the same was as Sweden or Canada would be insignificant

As well, entertaining any argument that allows for equating conditions on the ground conducive to "regular elections" between Israel and Gaza since 2005 is just ludicrous.

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

Chile(1973) elected leftist Allende. With US backing a coup was staged to remove him that brought in the fascist Pinochet government

The "democratic" US enabled and encouraged the removal of a democratically elected leader in a country with free and open elections

Brazil (1964): The U.S. supported a military coup that ousted President João Goulart

These are significant examples of the baseless conclusion of the DPT

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

Jesus, that's a very nice ignorant prejudice showing through

Prior to the coup that lead to the Pinochet government, Chile had a very strong democratic tradition

The US only rates a "moderate" in "The Carter Center's Standards for Democratic Elections"

Wars:
War of 1812 (US-UK)
Kargil War (1999, India-Pakistan)
Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
Cenepa War (1995, Peru-Ecuador)
Maritime Dispute (2008-2014, Peru-Chile)

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

you, in turn, seem to be proposing that the CIA can some how be divorced from the US government... it can't.

And, I could care less if you defend either.

What brought me into this thread was you saying

"But democracies rarely choose war."

Which is a ridiculous statement in and of itself, and from there that the DPT is a bad theory based on ideals and hypotheticals, making anything valid it could say bankrupt

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

"Anyhow, the all knowing copilot ai says that the theory is valid."

uhh... what the actual f*ck?

Ok, we're done.

I've never saw anyone discredit themselves so hard before in my life. No one is debating "nicholas", they're arguing with Copilot... an AI with known and blatant biases.

Bravo, skippy! 👍🏼

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

a throwaway?

Not sure if you noticed, but people on both sides are dying in Gaza, mate.

even if I think you're being honest now, the frivolity of a "throwaway", given the situation, discredits everything you got to say.

As I said, we're done.

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

you're blocked.

I only accept idiocy so far.

bye now.

fedwards9965 , 1 month ago

@plink @palestine @israel

Said like this is new behavior 🤣