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@ Volker
2025-05-17 20:57:34
I've consciously seen about 50 years of appeasement politics and often wondered why this continues to happen, in spite of it NEVER EVER working.
I've come to the conclusion that it's an aversion to responsibility. Publicly condemning bad act costs zero. It also achieves zero, but in the eyes of too many people, "at least it demonstrates to the bad guy, that we're not OK with his deeds". So no risk, but some gain among the more stupid populace.
Actually kicking a bad guy's butt risks the lives of your soldiers, a lot of material, and of course the next election. In exchange, it has a good chance of actually achieving a result.
So, guess which way a politician will always go?