Europeans are becoming more realistic, and although they do not want to completely detach from the USA, more and more of them know that they must take care of their own defense and security, a survey by @ecfr showed. (translated)
Nostan hattua Mika Anttoselle, joka peräänkuuluttaa realismia ilmastopuheisiin, vaikka on itse hassannut satoja miljoonia vaihtoehtoehtoenergioihin. Tosiasioiden tunnustaminen on viisauden alku. Vihreä valhe voi käydä Suomelle pahimmillaan kalliiksi. https://t.co/diWJY5WzZ5 #ilmasto #realismi #energia
The Thucydides phrase about the strong and the weak is an expression of crude fatalism rather than a guide to the world’s much more complicated reality, said Singaporean academic Bilahari Kausikan. If it were true, he quipped, a small country like Singapore would have been #Thucydides #Singapore #Realism #SG
ST1:n Anttoselta painava puheenvuoro, miten pahasti nykyinen ilmastopuhe on realismia vailla. Kireitä tavoitevuosia, symbolisia julistuksia ja hölmöä osaoptimointia on enemmän kuin oikeita ja kestäviä ratkaisuja. Vahva lukusuositus ⬇️ https://t.co/bgNCiUdd6h #ilmasto #kestävyys #realismi
L’errore che qualcuno sta facendo è quello di fargli credere che è tutta fuffa e che sarà una passeggiata di salute. Sarebbe meglio cominciare a prepararlo. #Garlasco #preparazione #consapevolezza #realismo
Realism is to understand that some conflicts cannot be avoided because the opponent does not want peace - except for the peace that exists in the cemetery. Naivety is to believe that unilateral restraint transforms expansionism into a willingness to cooperate. (Original: "Realism är att förstå att vissa konflikter inte kan undvikas därför att motparten inte vill ha fred - annat än den fred som råder på kyrkogården. Naivitet är att tro att ensidig återhållsamhet förvandlar expansionism till samarbetsvilja. Jag tror att västerlandets, och därmed) #Realism #ConflictResolution #Naivety #Thearticledoesnotstronglymentionanyspecificcountries #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.
