Sigh. The answer to your question in post #26 is this. When you make the effort to see the point of view of others (in this case Russia), you are much better able to anticipate their moves, and if need be, to counter their moves.
Consider a game of chess, you against me. When I make a move, you should be asking yourself WHY did I make that move, what motivated me to do that?
Looking at the point of view of others should not be seen as a weakness(although it often is). I
Done properly, it is a form of intellegence-gathering.
Sigh.
Reagan wouldn’t be passively watching this Russian invasion and anguishing about how their feelings lead them to want to conquer and enslave peaceful countries as they are moving their Army right up to NATO borders.
Your post stank more of "kumbaya" than Sun Tzu. Judging from your "perhaps Russia is on active DEFENSE" language, you are thinking more along the lines of craven liberal approaches to the Russkies, holding hands and dancing in a field of daisies with Putin.
Sigh. The only thing anyone has ever meant by "seeing the point of view of others" is forcing them to drop their perception of evil. Because if evil is perceived, then, automatically, "not seeing the others point of view" is claimed as all but proven.
Not to mention it is also a call to ignore what someone has actually done, or is actually doing, which also clearly shows their "point of view" to be evil, when, to take a wild example, they actually commit evil acts.
"Leaning Right"? LOL, only for appearance, because your feet are firmly planted on the left. You're only leaning in order to whisper sweet FUD into conservative ears.
Because you're so "honest."
I can tell, because I've taken the time to see things from your point of view, historically speaking. And then I compared my revulsion at the carnage of hundreds of millions of murdered bodies, with your enthusiasm to try it yet again and keep calling it "peace."