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> Mearshimer's claim to fame stems from accurately predicting this invasion would happen. In the east, not around Kyiv. Less than a month before it happened –
by CRConrad 3y ago
> Mearshimer's claim to fame stems from accurately predicting this invasion would happen.
In the east, not around Kyiv. Less than a month before it happened – i.e. long after everyone else had predicted it would. And after, as shown above, he himself had spent his career claiming it wouldn't. Weak sauce, utterly weak.
Mearshimer's claim to any current fame stems almost entirely from spouting the same tired old anti-USA and anti-NATO propaganda we've heard from Russia since the Soviet era.
> The only way to "disprove" Mearshimer's prediction is mischaracterize Russia's military goals during the initial strike on Kiev (I am not certain what they were but I am 200% certain occupation wasn't one of them because the force was far too small for that task).
Oh holy shit, I never thought this infamous Twitter Copium would show up on HN too. How naïve of me.
- pydry 3y ago>Oh holy shit, I never thought this infamous Twitter Copium Copium? The Guardian (a pro Ukraine cheerleader extraordinairre) said this during the offensive. Your proclivity towards using troll slang suggests you might be spending a little too much time on twitter. You might consider cutting back. It's neither healthy nor informative.
- _kbh_ 3y ago> Copium? The Guardian (a pro Ukraine cheerleader extraordinairre) said this during the offensive. > Your proclivity towards using troll slang suggests you might be spending a little too much time on twitter. You might consider cutting back. It's neither healthy nor informative. The Russian state media accidentally uploaded an article celebrating their occupation of Ukraine after about 3 days. The plan was always 3 days to occupy Ukraine and cut off the seat of power. They admitted this themselves. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60562240 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60562240