Mikhail Medved kirjoitti:
> On May 12, 4:39 pm, Anton <anton.use...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
us to do any business with you - suit your selves.
>> In most cases the voters know who they vote for and what their
>> candidates stance is on certain key issues. Did it occur to you, that
>> perhaps the majority of them (Poles) _wanted_ that kind of leader?
>> Afterall they gave him the mandate to represent them.
>>> That
>>> displeasure takes forms of diplomatic notes, economic or political
>>> sanctions.
>> For civilized countries sanctions are extreme measures that are taken
>> only as a last resort. I don't think Finland has been handing out any
>> diplomatic notes or let alone sanctions (unless as part of a larger
>> unanimous, international boycott).
> You surely exclude a lot of countries out of "civilized world".
Yes. A handful of big bullies north west, north east, south east plus a
long line of conflict laden banana-republics.
> Finland, indeed, behaves in a civilized manner but that's more an
> exception rather than a rule. And it is greatly valued by Finland's
> partners.
Lately though Finlands patience has been tempted with more than any
other time since the 1930s-1040s. Luckily though, it is mostly in the
field of trade. However many of the Finnish people feel our government
is giving in too easily in negotiation with both fellow EU countries and
Russia. The Center Party of Finland has had quite a passive foreign
policy. I hope they lose big in next parliamentary elections.
> On the other hand, the US hands out economic sanctions faster than an
> actor playing Santa Claus hands out candies during Christmas
> celebration.
People who know me know my opinion of the policies of the USA. I don't
agree with their policies eg towards Cuba. Everybody knows their
sanctions has only hurt the ordinary people - while the regime that
sanctions were targeted against has stayed in power for almost half a
century.
When a country does ugly things it doesn't make other countries similiar
actions any prettier.
> Poland and Lithuania tried to use various vetoes and
> sanctions against Russia. Poland stopped only because Poland realized
> that it hurt itself more than Russia, not because Poland considered
> those measures extreme.
Confirms what I've been saying all along: the country itself needs to
figure out what is good policy and who is best suited to run the country.
> Lithuania will certainly follow Poland's path,
> its "freely chosen leader", who decided to take a stupid and
> confrontational position, is doomed, whether you like it or not.
My reply to this is the same as I wrote in the previous paragraph above.
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Anton
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