the west or those with largely liberal viewpoints who think in black and white vs seeing the world as grey are gonna cost the west a lot.
we already saw this - with 'cancel' mafia.
because russia or i.e putin invaded ukraine doesn't mean the whole russia is bad. or you shouldn't interact with russia at all. no one stopped interacting with usa after they invaded iraq.
just because russia doesn't give a shit about lgbtq rights doesn't mean russia is a bad country. likewise just because china runs an explicit authoritarian system - it doesn't mean its a country - china bad.
trump and his idiotic gvt kinda recognize this - but they're also doing it the wrong way.
anyways - trade with enemies / friends alike as long as they're benefits to be realized.
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