I agree with your points but the anti-diplomacy propaganda is just so deep-seated at this point. Many people in the West believe that Putin: (1) Does not want to negotiate (2) Will not negotiate in good faith (3) that he's the second coming of Hitler (the claim itself is absurd and how common it has become is just as absurd)
This Peter the Great comparison, along with the massacre in Bucha, along with Russia's previous actions in Georgia in 2008 and Crimea in 2014(removed from context) just reinforce these deep-seated beliefs and I wonder if Chomsky's response, "the only way to find out is to try," is enough to challenge them.
I agree with your points but the anti-diplomacy propaganda is just so deep-seated at this point. Many people in the West believe that Putin: (1) Does not want to negotiate (2) Will not negotiate in good faith (3) that he's the second coming of Hitler (the claim itself is absurd and how common it has become is just as absurd)
This Peter the Great comparison, along with the massacre in Bucha, along with Russia's previous actions in Georgia in 2008 and Crimea in 2014(removed from context) just reinforce these deep-seated beliefs and I wonder if Chomsky's response, "the only way to find out is to try," is enough to challenge them.
There is no point in trying what will not succeed. All of the parties involved know this.
And again, what you are advocating is for the US to tell Ukraine to give up.