In democracies opinions of the voters impact diplomacy as they grant the leaders their powers. That is not to say that arguing in Reddit makes any difference on anything, but opinions do matter and they can change things rapidly. For example prior of Feb Nato was a non-issue in Finland and majority of citizens either opposed it or considered it not relevant. That changed over night as the general sentiment changed and in just few months the application was sent.
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In democracies opinions of the voters impact diplomacy as they grant the leaders their powers. That is not to say that arguing in Reddit makes any difference on anything, but opinions do matter and they can change things rapidly. For example prior of Feb Nato was a non-issue in Finland and majority of citizens either opposed it or considered it not relevant. That changed over night as the general sentiment changed and in just few months the application was sent.