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minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoLiterally every good thing countries do that they don’t have to is either completely or partially optics.
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoYes, which we call soft power. It’s generally very beneficial, which is exactly why US gutted USAID because they literally can’t do anything right. Few million in infrastructure aid pays out huge with soft power.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agopolitics is the business of optics, so while you’re not wrong it doesn’t feel like a useful comparison.
Literally every good thing countries do that they don’t have to is either completely or partially optics.
Yes, which we call soft power. It’s generally very beneficial, which is exactly why US gutted USAID because they literally can’t do anything right.
Few million in infrastructure aid pays out huge with soft power.
politics is the business of optics, so while you’re not wrong it doesn’t feel like a useful comparison.