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by A4ET8a8uTh0 1303 days ago
But this "Realpolitik" was already contested successfully by India ( among others ). Are you saying that this example does not test the rule? Perfect should not be the enemy of the good?

I buy your argument, but your example is not good.

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> contested successfully by India ( among others ).

Yes, also by my native country, Brazil. Shame on us for that.

In the end dirty affairs/realpolitik are what things are, not what they should be, right?

Up until WWII, "Realpolitik" is what gave us so many wars, so little commerce, so little international cooperation, so much European imperialism, ...

So I do agree we need to find ethics in international relations. One important reason my country (Brazil) gave up on slavery was British pressure. Global Warming won't be solved without ethics commitment.

<<In the end dirty affairs/realpolitik are what things are, not what they should be, right?

I thought about your argument and I believe you convinced me. I was wrong. I think I had my head stuck in my ideal version of the world.