• Joncash2@lemmy.ml
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      10 days ago

      I mean joking aside, that’s what this means yes. It’s a common negotiation tactic. It’s like the businessman who comes into a meeting saying he’s never had to sell so the price is going to be very high.

      But yes, this also matches up with the joke that whatever Russia says, believe the opposite. Except in this particular case it’s literally part of the art of negotiations. Not the Trump book.

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      10 days ago

      The Holy hand grenade skit and the French guy skit were all about negotiations and concessions.

      It’s not 3 and definitely not 6

      and the French sent gifts from their kitchen which was quite generous of them

      What’s the Russia equivalent of trebuchet’ing a kitchen sink?