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You're right in that many people will die and that there are aspects of NK's strategies (mostly in the way of asymetrical warfare tactics) that we don't know about. (I never even said anything to the contrary) Let me let you into a little secret about International Relations discourse (IR being one of my majors). Much of it is speculative based upon what is known. What we know is that NK's conventional military and technology is ancient in comparison to the Eastern Allies. North Korea has a severe fuel shortage. North Korea's closest ally, China will NOT back it up if North Korea fired the first shots and it's unlikely as to whether China would directly confront the Eastern Allies if they instigated the conflict (perhaps they would aid the North to an extent but I think that's about the extent of backup you'd get from China). BASED UPON THIS INFORMATION I said the Eastern Allies would destroy NK. Saying that we don't know everything and therefore I am wrong is an illogical conclusion to draw. In order to convince me I'm wrong you have to counter it based upon YOUR information and things that I may have not taken into consideration. I'm willing to listen and even read all those reports you posted earlier and countered in the manner I have described to you above. |
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I didn't mean to say "you guys are all ignorant". If I did deliberately say it, then I would keep saying you guys all ignorant so deliberately and continuously. We are just having a communication problem. Quote:
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I don't think that my support of non-appeasement which may or may not end up in military action is warmongering. After all, there were some very dire consequences of appeasement in Europe in the 1930's concerning a similar sort of totalitarian, fascist regime. |
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Are you really sure you love democracy because you don't even consider a South Korean perspective? Even a country you consider democratic? Your non-appleasement is very hypocritical attitude because the possible war with North Korea will harm more North Korean civilians (you know this because NK is a brutal regime who hates its own people) than approaching with a appleasement perspective. You are just debating because of showing some pride that you are an IR major. |
Learn to read. I said I 've never once, NOT considered South Korea's perspective. (Basically it means I've been considering the SK perspective the whole time)
The appeasement question is not that straight forward. We can't predict NK's actions if appeasement is given. Certainly NK has gone back on it's word in the past just like Nazi Germany when the League of Nations appeased it. Non-appeasement is more predictable and it contains to an extent NK A decisive military victory over NK will actually save North Korean lives in the long term. But I don't believe a pre-emptive strike on the grounds of humanitarian reasons alone is practical so I don't know why you brought it up. |
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But to be sure... vast majority of South Koreans will still consider appleasement towards North Korea. They will disagree with your thoughts with great passion. |
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Not really. Russia, South Korea and China have the most neutral attitude towards North Korea. All of them want appleasement towards North Korea for their own very light agenda. Remember, in North Korean related issues, there are only two kinds of opinions: very bad opinion on North Korea... or a very neutral opinion on North Korea. South Korea really likes North Korea naturally... except the North Korea politics. |
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I find it difficult to believe that SK's want to appease their northern neighbour rather they don't want to be antagonistic is the view I've consistently encountered. |
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