Sokol1 Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Propaganda documentary made be Yankees in the days when the Russians were "comrades". 2
-NW-ChiefRedCloud Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Merely my opinion but common folks or soldiers can appreciate friendship from others but governments driven by political goals not so much. I had better stop there as it sounds a bot too off topics for the forum. Chief 1
Finkeren Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 Wonderful thing, comradeship. Indeed... Such is the nature of power politics. Always has been, always will be. 1
Mastermariner Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 +1 there Finkeren! I didn't want to go down that road myself but there are TONS of pics like that. Master
Finkeren Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 Just to be clear: I don't want to 'go down' any road. This was not a statement about specific politicians or their shady alliances, but rather a general commentary about the nature of international politics. Sometimes a situation will force (or tempt) countries to cooperate with what they otherwise might consider 'natural enemies'. In the end, I think Chief had the best point: Friendship, solidarity etc. can exist between human beings, not so much between political institutions. 1
Finkeren Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 On the other hand: The picture you posted Master, actually shows something real. The photo itself is staged IIRC but it depicts a sentiment that was very real amongst soldiers in those days. A feeling of companionship with those fighting on the other front and a genuinely relief, that it was finally over. Especially for the Red Army soldiers it must've felt like a long, grueling nightmare was coming to an end after 4 years of non-stop horror. 1
unreasonable Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 Indeed... Such is the nature of power politics. Always has been, always will be. That was indeed the point of my example. That does not mean, however, that we should be morally neutral between the systems of power.
Finkeren Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) That does not mean, however, that we should be morally neutral between the systems of power. Absolutely. Great powers that excert dominance over other countries, covertly overthrow democratically elected governments while at the same time keeping cruel despots in power to further their geopolitical agenda, start wars of agression based on lies to gain control over other nations' natural resources, keep the UN in check with veto power, incarcerate an inproportional number of their own citizens and keep the worlds largest stockpile of WMDs, always deserve to be harshly condemned... Edited April 11, 2015 by Finkeren 1
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