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Soundwave on 04 January 2017
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DrDoomz said:
Soundwave said:

Uh yes ... it does matter what a government's interests are? Like how does it not? 

There's a difference between being upset at a guy who's motives are to date your sister and take her out to the movies versus a guy who's planning to get your sister drunk and rape her. 

And yes the US has interfered globally, but do you think that Russian-centric world order would be better in the long run? 

Interests =/= motive/plans.

"They (Foreign interests) tend go be selfish and they are seldom if ever in the interests of the parties being influenced".

Foreign interests are never for your benefit and should never be ok. Russian interests = bad.  Saudi interests = bad. So no, it doesn't matter what their interests are. It is never good, so it should not be acceptable. All foreign influence should not be allowed.

Would rather have a non-centric world, tbh.

Still missing my point, tho.

I would like it to rain candy and lollipops, the world doesn't work that way. There is no such thing as a "non-centric world", not even in the movies. 

Like I said the guy who's trying to be your friend because he wants date your sister is not one and the same with the guy who's planning to get her drunk and rape her. You probably want to pay more attention to that second guy as his motivations are clearly different. Motviations are very important. 

Countries like Saudi Arabia and Israel have no benefit in undermining the US, they enjoy a good relationship and their ambitions are largely regional/domestic even if they are not the perfect friends, and quite honestly neither has overwhelmingly ever backed one candidate while actively trying to sabotage another in an election cycle.