These contradictions lead to them doing as they are told tho. It is not that they're NPCs, it is that the hegemonic character of liberalism results in it being replicated in all forms of media, which in turn teaches it to the person consuming it. Thus the liberals are told that liberalism is best and imperialism is good for them, their ungrappled contradictions within their beliefs and thoughts then lead to them doing as they are told.
As liberalism does not promote the holding of any beliefs, liberals do not hold any. With enough time they'll(as a mass of people) believe anything, thus nothing.
It was about 4°C here in Germany, warm for December. My little niece loved the presents I got her and I ate like a Hobbit and will propably take days to digest all that delicious stuff.
Literally everyone in the 90s and 00s: "NATO expansion towards Russia will lead to violent escalation, don't do it."
US: Does it anyway. Also dismisses several Russian initiatives to Join NATO or at least setting up a free trade zone from Lisbon to Vladiwostok.
Russia: Outright tells the US trying to get Ukraine into NATO was its red line.
US: Coups the Ukrainian government, puts nazis in government and swarms the country with agents.
Ukraine: Starts supressing its Russian minority, worshipping nazis. Starts a civil war.
8 years, and several peace initiatives by Russia later: Russia intervenes int he civil war citing "responsibility to protect", which the US previously used to bomb Yugoslawia and cut off Kosovo.
You: "RUSSIA IS A PROBLEM!!!1111111"
Yeah, because it didn't roll over and let the US fuck it again.
Yes.