I dunno, it worries me to see popular narratives sinking back into nationalistic perspectives.
This entrenches us in the “they did A, so we will respond with B” logic, and from there, it only takes a few “reasonable” exchanges between nations “just looking out for themselves” for us all to end up in a situation nobody wanted.
I agree with you on the overall perspective. But I do think exceptions can and do exist.
This not just a case of “they did A, so we will respond with B”. It's a case of “they did A, B, C, etc. so we are responding with X after 10+ years“. To be fair, successive US administrations across party lines gave CCP a long enough rope.
> “they did A, B, C, etc. so we are responding with X after 10+ years“
It’s the same, reactionary logic, that fails to give first concern for the desired end state. Delaying reactionary measures is what many call patience.
