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I think it's important to note that they were friends after a regime change.

• adam_arthur 1y ago
  Like the US presidential elections every four years?
  • vdupras 1y ago
    Going from an empire/reich to a democracy ain't quite the same thing as a presidential election. The USA will have a hard time recovering from institutional damage being done to it right now.
    • adam_arthur 1y ago
      It's irrelevant whether change in policy is due to losing a war, revolution, or democratic election. If the numbers swing 5%, the US may suddenly have a radical change in foreign policy and governorship. Seen as recently as the 2024 election. Regardless, I'm discussing the opinion of the populace, not the political leadership. You can't endear a country's people to you by installing a puppet government
  • yongjik 1y ago
    There's a regime change like "the second TV debate was a clown show, most swing states saw +5% move away from the incumbent, with the usual stronghold states still holding their established positions, and the latest poll listed inflation as voters' top concern." ...and then there's a regime change like "your capital city and every industrial center is firebombed to oblivion, kindergarteners are begging on streets, soldiers are coming back from POW camps to find their home burnt to ground and their whole family dead, and the occupying forces are executing high ranking officers of the previous regime for war crimes, just to drive the point home that their ideology will never be tolerated ever again."
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