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I would also say not to underestimate the effort required to be in the position where you are making the threats rather than on the receiving end. A rise to tha
by lazypenguin 5y ago
I would also say not to underestimate the effort required to be in the position where you are making the threats rather than on the receiving end. A rise to that position also includes effectively managing your rivals into oblivion.
- lmilcin 5y agoOf course. I assume it was honest, full time job. And a lot of overtime, possibly. He had to be good at something to get so far. I am just arguing that it is difficult to call it "management".
- dragonwriter 5y ago> I would also say not to underestimate the effort required to be in the position where you are making the threats rather than on the receiving end That requires skill, but often more sales than management.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoI am willing to agree. That is one of the reasons I sometimes feel people do not treat Putin seriously enough. The guy rose through ranks of US equivalent of CIA. You do not get there purely by luck. You do need skills including management.
- drran 5y agoOr a sister by mother in Germany...
- spaetzleesser 5y agoI would rate Putin as extremely intelligent. What he has achieved is pretty impressive and he has held his position for a very long time. . You don’t have to like him but you have to accept that he is very good at what he does.
- drran 5y agoYeah, it looks like he will succeed at demolishing of the Jail of Nations.
- thriftwy 5y agoComments like yours, where you threaten the demolishing of their homeland when talking to people, is what make people cling to ones like Putin.
- drran 5y agoThe cycle is complete. The Doom is inevitable. USSR collapsed in 70 years. RF is about 2x smaller, so it should collapse in 35 years -> 2026.
- hnaccount_rng 5y agoIs he though? Yeah he is definitely intelligent and surely ruthless. However: there is a reason he’s still in power. There is no one, in the world, to be able to guarantee his and his family’s safety once he leaves power. At the moment he’s all-powerful, but wouldn’t you rather have the option to retire?