The ongoing peace talks in Switzerland between American and Iranian officials got off Sunday to a rocky start, according to one Emirati political analyst who went on to describe the spectacle as nothing short of “humiliation” for Vice President JD Vance, who’s leading the U.S. delegation.“This was h...
The world should focus way more on like, dunno, science, facts and shit like dat, instead of stupid powergames.
Yes, I agree. They should. But they aren’t.
Sweet reason is a wonderful thing. But without those stupid power games, it doesn’t matter if you have the more convincing factual argument, you’ll still be marginalized.
The ancient Greeks taught logic, but they also taught rhetoric. You have to be right, and you have to be able to convince others that you’re right. Two separate skills.
It’s a fact the administration sees value in those power games.
But they are idiots. A small part of me is happy any time they aren’t, but this is really just pointless signalling by morons, for morons, about morons.
Electing politicians and expecting them not to play power games seems optimistic.
Especially from idiots that think those power games are cool and what being in power is all about.
I reckon such behavior is unavoidable the moment one sets foot on the lowest rung of any hierarchy.