appeasement
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"Appeasement cannot bring peace, and compromise cannot earn one respect," a Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025
Appeasement does not work with people like him — it only emboldens them.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022
Appeasement is often a vital survival strategy for those who face oppression in a dynamic wherein they are powerless.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2021
Appeasement is never a good look, even if it is cloaked by apparent indifference.
From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2019
Appeasement works only to aggravate their drives and strengthen their appetites by emboldening them and by raising the threshold of excitation and "narcissistic supply".
From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel
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