RE: Russia and Ukraine
May 23, 2022 at 2:08 pm
(This post was last modified: May 23, 2022 at 2:09 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 23, 2022 at 2:04 pm)Nomad Wrote:(May 21, 2022 at 10:04 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: This is definitely the biggest blunder of his career. It's mystifying how someone raised on spycraft should have such poor insight.
The iron law of dictatorships is that they always descend to delusion, happened with Hitler and Mussolini, happened with the Soviets, happened to Mao and again to Xi and so on all the way back through the annals of history. About the only time in history where dictatorship has worked has been with Cincinnatus (and that's largely doubted by historians).
-because the strengths and weaknesses of a state are reduced to the strengths and weaknesses (and moods...lol) of a single person. Had a bad plate of shrimp, decided to invade a neighboring state with too few troops, shitty equipment, and no logistical support? Oh well, sucks to be all of the other people of [insert both states here].
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