> The Quincy Institute exists to push their "restraint/realpolitic" agenda
replyEvery think tank exist to further their agenda… do you have a more substantive critique?
It’s not a bad critique on its own! Yea, good to engage on the merits, but also good to acknowledge the messenger’s allegiances and biases.
replyThey haven't "acknowledged any allegiances or biases" though, they just dismissed them because they're not of the right ideology. If they don't engage on the merits or offer substantive criticisms, there is no discussion, just a cheering contest.
replyThis comment did catch my attention. While I am willing to accept some level of bias from various parties, I have an odd feeling that we about to argue that reality is in the eye of the beholder.
replyWith that in mind, what do you think the reality is? I am not leading you on. I am genuinely curious.