"Hypocrisy" may be relevant to Lemmy commenters but it's not of material concern to geopolitics.
It's relevant to how the citizens view America and how supportive they are when leaders like Modi tell them American accusations or values are a sham. And even relevant to Americans when US politicians try to attack UN institutions. "Of course we're going after the ICC, we've never stood up for justice internationally" is a different domestic response than "we're attacking the ICC? are we the baddies?".
Foreign policy seems to just not be very relevant to the average citizen. The effect probably is there, sure, but it's marginal at best. Really egregious things can be significant, like actual wars and such, but hypocrisy is not material.
Yes it is. International agreements rely on the signatories "honour" of upholding them. Someone who repeatedly breaks agreements or is inconsistent in their argumentation and reaction to various topics is not considered good to negotiate with. Now if you have an army like the US or produce half of the worlds stuff like China, you can get away with more things for a time, but it will come back around.
"Hypocrisy" may be relevant to Lemmy commenters but it's not of material concern to geopolitics.
It's relevant to how the citizens view America and how supportive they are when leaders like Modi tell them American accusations or values are a sham. And even relevant to Americans when US politicians try to attack UN institutions. "Of course we're going after the ICC, we've never stood up for justice internationally" is a different domestic response than "we're attacking the ICC? are we the baddies?".
Foreign policy seems to just not be very relevant to the average citizen. The effect probably is there, sure, but it's marginal at best. Really egregious things can be significant, like actual wars and such, but hypocrisy is not material.
Yes it is. International agreements rely on the signatories "honour" of upholding them. Someone who repeatedly breaks agreements or is inconsistent in their argumentation and reaction to various topics is not considered good to negotiate with. Now if you have an army like the US or produce half of the worlds stuff like China, you can get away with more things for a time, but it will come back around.