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> For reasons I don't understand History is full of examples, but maybe not explanations, of the type of behavior coming out of the current administration in t
by datsci_est_2015 8mo ago
> For reasons I don't understand
History is full of examples, but maybe not explanations, of the type of behavior coming out of the current administration in the US. They’re not particularly special, or extraordinary, by any measure. They’ve simply made the decision to hit the “defect” button over and over again like a teenage boy discovering porn for the first time.
And since the adults that preceded them were reasonable and responsible, they built up plenty of rules and norms, creating many opportunities to now hit “defect”.
- mmooss 8mo agoCould you give us some of these examples?
- datsci_est_2015 8mo agoPeople spend entire careers doing these types of analyses, so my off-the-cuff comment will always be amateurish in comparison. But here goes anyway, some examples of blunders that come from a place of arrogance, or being overeager to hit the “defect” button: - Various Roman emperors overextending and destroying what their predecessors slowly built - Indigenous peoples (especially the Americas) allying with colonial forces to defeat other indigenous enemies (won the battle, lost the war) - Brexit - Perhaps the most documented regime of all time, 1930s and 40s Germany. Specific event? The eastern offensive Edit: - Royal lineages have plenty of examples, like Louis XVI
- mmooss 8mo agoThose seem like over-ambition or hindsight, which is different than constantly, intentionally doing things in a way that will fail. The indiginous people's choices can't be understood without knowing their political context in regard to other indigenous people and the colonial powers.
- cindyllm 8mo ago[dead]