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It seems like there's no way that Biden can make any negotiation with Russia seem like a win to his base so if he wins it's almost an automatic 4 more years of war. But if Trump wins he could make most of the concessions that Russia wants and still sell it as "the best deal" to his fans. Is a trump win the best hope for shortening war?

Disclaimer: I would never vote for trump, I also won't vote for Biden, I'm also in a state that always goes one way so it doesn't matter at all.

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[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As for Trump, my view is that he relies heavily on instinct in most areas of his life, and his anti-war position seems to be based on a few instinctive positions he holds: he seems to dislike death and blood (ex: his Syria comments), he seems to dislike the destruction of buildings (perhaps because of his real estate background?), and he probably sees no personal profit (even though he has a business background, I don't believe he's involved in the military industrial complex) or national economic gain to be made from most wars the US has been involved in (he seems much more oriented toward national economic interest rather than geopolitical power games - see again his Syria comments).

As for inter-class conflict, I don't think that is too simple of an explanation. US foreign policy since World War II has been an ongoing battle of ideas, with push and pull between interventionists and non-interventionists. Neoconservatism is an ideology that sees the role of the US as the principal promoter of "freedom" and "democracy" around the world, making domestic economic conditions secondary to that goal. That ideology is opposed by many people across the political spectrum, so the influence of neocons on US foreign policy grows and shrinks with different administrations. If you read the wikipedia article on neoconservatism it says that many neoconservatives opposed Trump in 2016 "due to his criticism of interventionist foreign policies".

[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh wow, thanks for the substantial reply!

[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're welcome! I should caveat that I'm not well-read on theory either. :)

[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, I've already quoted you several time now. We're in this together. You best keep up an act for both our sakes.

[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Haha, sounds good, but I hope not. I wouldn't quote myself. :)