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VisualMod t1_j6kqxg6 wrote

>It's pretty clear that you don't know anything about game theory.

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LordLurker420 t1_j6kux19 wrote

Or war.. or what Russia (Putin) is willing to sacrifice and maintain. They have enough oil and meat for the grinder to last a few years

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togetherwem0m0 t1_j6l5iyk wrote

Regrettably this is true. The only thing that stops the war is russian internal bullshit. I'd hope for a peoples democratic revolution but based on what I know about Russians don't hold your breath. They are serfs and enjoy being serfs

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more_magic_mike t1_j6nwi1u wrote

More like they are smart enough to know that overthrowing a government doesn't mean better times.

Same with the chinese people.

The people that think tearing down a government leads to good times are the people so spoiled they should never consider tearing down their government.

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togetherwem0m0 t1_j6okom8 wrote

George Washington and the founding fathers would like a word

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more_magic_mike t1_j6olz2o wrote

America was very lucky, it became the greatest country in modern history, but it could have easily turned out like the French Revolution(s).

It also had the second amendment added which was a pretty important piece here.

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togetherwem0m0 t1_j6p0dc8 wrote

Revolutions are never clean. But I don't like what you're inferring that the French revolution led to overall bad outcomes and would be better having never happened, and people should just know their station and go along to get along. I believe your thesis is incorrect.

The American revolution was a messy affair as well, the only thing that made it less so was the Atlantic Ocean and the natural inhibition of supply lines from the European powers. But it was not clean and tidy. It was bloody af

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EotEaH t1_j6kwyw6 wrote

I masturbated to War Games as a kid I think that counts

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