Well, the old man didn’t lie about one thing for sure. They certainly were able to do that.
On the other note, it’s funny how in our day and age one can wipe ass with whatever damn agreements and international rules. Just come up into someone’s territorial waters. Drop some kamikaze drones. Blow up multi-billion multi-country project up. Then leave with no fucking consequences. NOBODY WILL EVEN CONSIDER SUSPECTING YOU, HOLY COW.
Exactly this. If Russia had actually done this, the imperial core would be up in arms saying “what’s next? Our communications?”
But because it was a pipeline benefitting Russia and the US’s German dog, people have to swallow 20 billion dollars in destroyed infrastructure.
I would argue that in this case lying only works because of the threat of force. Allow me to use a human example, and yes I know these tend to be cringe.
There’s a case in British history, of two gangsters (Cray brothers) starting a massive fight (IIRC even a gunfight) in broad daylight on a busy street. Not a single person claimed eyewitness. There were dozens of people who must have at least heard something - but everyone was just too scared of being targeted by those mobsters.
Same principle here. USA gets away with blatant in-your-face lying because everyone is worried what would happen if you call them out. Plenty of examples.
Well, the old man didn’t lie about one thing for sure. They certainly were able to do that.
On the other note, it’s funny how in our day and age one can wipe ass with whatever damn agreements and international rules. Just come up into someone’s territorial waters. Drop some kamikaze drones. Blow up multi-billion multi-country project up. Then leave with no fucking consequences. NOBODY WILL EVEN CONSIDER SUSPECTING YOU, HOLY COW.
Exactly this. If Russia had actually done this, the imperial core would be up in arms saying “what’s next? Our communications?” But because it was a pipeline benefitting Russia and the US’s German dog, people have to swallow 20 billion dollars in destroyed infrastructure.
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I would argue that in this case lying only works because of the threat of force. Allow me to use a human example, and yes I know these tend to be cringe.
There’s a case in British history, of two gangsters (Cray brothers) starting a massive fight (IIRC even a gunfight) in broad daylight on a busy street. Not a single person claimed eyewitness. There were dozens of people who must have at least heard something - but everyone was just too scared of being targeted by those mobsters.
Same principle here. USA gets away with blatant in-your-face lying because everyone is worried what would happen if you call them out. Plenty of examples.