The Western consensus that President Ahmendinajad's Holocaust denial will do nothing but harm to his standing in the world's eyes is, I regret to say, a pious hope.
Indeed. It harms his standing in the WEST, but as long as the West is not prepared to actually do anything to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear missiles, this "harm" is meaningless.
The West needs to stop trying to morally impress the Third World, and start simply smacking around recalcitrant minor Powers when they deserve such treatment. The Third World pretty much has no "morals," internationally-speaking, to impress or offend: they respect successful brute force, and that's about it.
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Date: 2009-09-19 06:38 am (UTC)Indeed. It harms his standing in the WEST, but as long as the West is not prepared to actually do anything to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear missiles, this "harm" is meaningless.
The West needs to stop trying to morally impress the Third World, and start simply smacking around recalcitrant minor Powers when they deserve such treatment. The Third World pretty much has no "morals," internationally-speaking, to impress or offend: they respect successful brute force, and that's about it.