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AFAICT in modern times with modern government surveillance and weapons, instead of uprisings and coups, what we see instead are the quiet evacuation of the best
by asah 4y ago
AFAICT in modern times with modern government surveillance and weapons, instead of uprisings and coups, what we see instead are the quiet evacuation of the best and brightest, which then spirals a country into further decay over the course of a few years.
- treis 4y agoThere was a coup attempt in Turkey just 6 years ago
- sureglymop 4y agoWow. I cannot believe it's already been 6 years. Time truly flies.
- asah 4y agoAttempt.
- zmgsabst 4y ago> in modern times with modern government surveillance and weapons, instead of uprisings and coups None of that helped in Afghanistan — where the locals defeated the US via persistent warfare. Such tactics will work even better when insurrectionists can directly attack US production facilities, ambush data centers and technical staff, assassinate politicians, and attack solder’s families. And that’s before considering whether some portions of the military would side with an uprising.
- redisman 4y agoThey’re getting a large part of the brain drain from Russia. I’m not sure if those people are planning on staying and starting businesses or looking to continue on to EU for higher salaries
- tyrfing 4y agoI'm not sure the data supports that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts#2020%E2%80%93present https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_and_coup_attempt... Fleeing countries has an ancient history, and it's naturally always been easier for higher classes with access to resources.