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→A conversation between Mearsheimer and Diesen
==A conversation between Mearsheimer and Diesen==
==A conversation between Mearsheimer and Diesen==
{{quotebox-float|'''Diesen:''' Global [[communism]] was a real threat. It was a real problem. But I remember in during the Olympics in [[Russia]], we had to go [[economic sanctions|sanction]] them and boycott because they didn't have sufficient [[gay rights]] when they embraced this [[conservatism]]. It just looks like the challenges we had during the
[[Cold War]] versus now. We are making up problems where it didn't have to exist,...
'''Mearsheimer:''' I give you my take on that cuz I think about the issue you're raising a lot. And I think the problem today is that most of the [[elitism|elites]], most of [[the West]]ern [[elitism|elites]] just doesn't understand basic [[balance of power]] [[politics]]. And that's another way of saying, this is maybe a bit too extreme, but they just don't understand. Most people in [[foreign policy]] [[elitism|elites]] in [[the West]] don't understand [[Great Power]] [[politics]]. They don't understand the essence of [[international relations]]. [https://youtu.be/_0ZZbVpuE-o?t=922]}}
[[User:Conservatice]], not really an "[[elitism|elite]]", simply hasn't followed what has happened or how the world has developed over the past 30+ years, since the [[Cold War]] ended. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Do heterosexual normies spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?]]</sup> 16:58, August 29, 2026 (EDT)