Peace and Love
2006-08-20 12:05:27 · 12 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Historically, I don't think it has. The most obvious example is pre-WW2 Europe, where they tried everything possible to avoid a war with Germany.
Although everyone says those leaders were morons and stupid for doing those things for someone like Hitler, like someone else said, hindsight is 20/20. Imagine if you lived during that time, and had just come out of the nightmare that was World War 1 (the supposed "War to end all wars"), and had to live everyday seeing the aftermath of such a pointless struggle (cause really, what did anyone really gain in that war? All that really happened was a lot of people died, suffered, and yet nothing got accomplished, unless you count Russia becoming Communist, and sick, twisted individuals gaining power and becoming the leaders of countries such as Italy and Germany), of course you'd want to avoid another conflict if possible.
I think the lack of appeasement working is why leaders of countries today have such a hardline approach to others making impossible demands (such as Hezbollah kidnapping 2 Israeli soldiers and demanding the release of all political prisoners in Israel, which then prompted the recent conflict in the region). Cause for the most part, if you give in to them, they will continue to try and make more and more demands which can't really be met, until you don't have a choice but to stop them with military force (such as when Germany invaded Poland, which triggered World War 2 in Europe).
Again, hindsight is 20/20, but when things like this happen, you have to try to see the situation from both sides before making a decision. Some are better than others, and sometimes you don't have much choice (for instance, let's assume Israel released all the political prisoners they had in exchange for those 2 Israeli soldiers. This would only encourage Hezbollah to do more kidnappings in the future, because they've seen that "kidnapping will work, so we should do it again").
Hitler did something similar too, and the European powers at the time relented, up until Hitler attacked Poland (and instead of attacking Germany directly, which probably would've ended the war right then and there, the British and the French sat around the Maginot Line, believing another WW1 would happen with trench warfare. You can't blame them entirely for feeling that way, cowardly as it seems).
2006-08-20 13:39:27 · answer #1 · answered by komodo_gold 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Appeasement worked extremely well for Adolph Hitler in the 1930s.
Unfortunately it did not work out all that well for the Czechs and the Poles.
It is working out very well for Hezbollah and Hamas.
Let us try an experiment.
I want your wallet, your watch and your car.
Why don't you come up with some way to appease me?
I am prepared to take what I want by force.
You want to appease me.
Whatever you give me will never be enough. Give me your watch and I will want access to your refrigerator.
Give me your wallet and I will want your bank account.
Give me your car and I will want your house.
Let me know when you think this experiment should end.
Peace on MY terms.
Love it or else.
2006-08-24 12:53:13 · answer #2 · answered by JAMES11A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether you're making a diplomatic agreement or being suckered by a con artist. Appeasement is obvious in 20/20 hindsight but often difficult to spot when it's being done.
It never works, but I doubt any leader ever believed that that was what they were doing.
2006-08-20 19:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by Will B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yea, it worked great during the Clinton years. He appeased every one because he wanted every one to be his friend. Why, he even invited China's scientists to visit our super secret facilities at Los Alamos. after all, the Chinese were our friends, they would never do anything to hurt America!
Russia's president, Boris Yeltsin was Clinton's good buddy, hell they used to drink vodka together. Boris would never do anything to hurt his good buddy, Slick Willie, that is until our home boy in the CIA, Aldrich, got busted for spying for the Russians. How's that for appeasement? We are still cleaning up after that mess!
2006-08-20 19:35:29 · answer #4 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask Neville Chamberlain
2006-08-21 01:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by kristycordeaux 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes..Ask the slave owners of the south..When the salves appeased them they allowed them to continue to be slaves.
2006-08-20 19:22:24 · answer #6 · answered by Middle-Age-Man 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has often been used but rarely works. its like a bully who asks for your lunch money. You give it to him. pretty soon hes taking everytihng youve got. No its not one of the better policies to use.
2006-08-20 20:38:24 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read up on Neville Chamberlain.
2006-08-20 19:31:43 · answer #8 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, despite the big efforts by the french whores and the anti-semitic UN.
2006-08-20 19:12:39 · answer #9 · answered by Kafir 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It works at my house but not in other countries or political arenas.
2006-08-20 19:30:41 · answer #10 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋