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The nice thing is that the west has many voices to work these things out. Suppressing speech in authoritarian countries makes their leaders blind. Putin really
by mensetmanusman 2y ago
The nice thing is that the west has many voices to work these things out. Suppressing speech in authoritarian countries makes their leaders blind.
Putin really believed he could defeat Ukraine in 2 weeks. Xi really believed his economy would roar back after unwelding citizens from their apartments.
- im3w1l 2y ago> Putin really believed he could defeat Ukraine in 2 weeks What makes you say that?
- mensetmanusman 2y agoAll of his approved media soundbites in the lead up.
- im3w1l 2y agoWouldn't those just be lies he knowingly told to raise morale?
- mensetmanusman 2y agoEating your own dog food is a thing.
- ChumpGPT 2y agoBecause if the current situation was his plan, I can't imagine what his end game is? Destroy his country and people? Become a vassal of China? He was expecting Ukraine to welcome him with open arms, the man is delusional and has done more to destroy his countries future than any Russian leader in the last 800 years. There is the fact that his own agencies (FSB) told him that Ukraine would fall in 3 days and it almost did but through courage and effort they held on. 925 days and they have fought Russia to a standstill. Pretty amazing considering their size and readiness, they destroyed the 2nd army of the world and the future of Russia.
- lenkite 2y agoUkraine had the largest, most well-equipped and best trained military in Europe at the beginning of 2022. The current situation is an all-out proxy war between Russia and NATO states. Most of NATO's military production and intelligence efforts go towards Ukraine. Ukraine cannot in any way be compared to some poorly equipped Vietnam of the 1970s.
- speedchess 2y ago[flagged]
- ChumpGPT 2y agoWhat a poor attempt considering there is a lot of evidence to the contrary and then suggesting OP is being paid to push a certain message online. You gave yourself away....
- DiogenesKynikos 2y agoPeople were not welded into apartments in China. The economy is not growing as strongly as it was a few years ago, but it's still growing at a 5% yearly pace, which is way faster than developed economies grow.