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James Burnham's avatar

Dave, you got him with Anarchy. Tom is all-in Chomsky.

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Dave Dalton's avatar

James, anytime I run into an “either/or” or “black/white” pontificator, I think of my days as a negotiator and remember that for a successful result, both sides walk away with something that they want, something they had to give away; pissed off because they had to give something away, but satisfied that they got some of what they wanted

Idealism has no place in real world diplomacy

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