[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

This is called Democrat diplomacy. Xi is a dictator. Putin is a dictator. It's not a matter of whether they are or not, but a matter of insulting a counter-party in the very large venue of geopolitics. Democrats are becoming idiots. Heck, even MAGA is domestic terrorism to them.

I told a Democrat acquaintance the other day that we were "done" after he thought insulting me was some kind of winning strategy. Won't be seeing him again. I expect that little vignette will be played out on very big world stages.

When American foreign policy says .... "you're a dictator" and "can we talk?"

[MinorityRepublican]

This is called Democrat diplomacy. Xi is a dictator. Putin is a dictator. It's not a matter of whether they are or not, but a matter of insulting a counter-party in the very large venue of geopolitics. Democrats are becoming idiots. Heck, even MAGA is domestic terrorism to them.

True. A Democrat assumes that our values are universal.

[ifinnegan]

Xi is a dictator.