It feels like Putin organized things in such a way that societal collapse is more likely than a popular uprising against him.
It’s so weird that all these dictators make plans that include burning down the civilizations they belong to if they themselves go under. What I mean by “it’s so weird” is not that they do, it’s that we know it, we know the kind of people, and we still manage to elect them into office. And then reelect them, and the we are lucky if we can figure out a way to get rid of them before they abolish elections.
It feels like Putin organized things in such a way that societal collapse is more likely than a popular uprising against him.
It’s so weird that all these dictators make plans that include burning down the civilizations they belong to if they themselves go under. What I mean by “it’s so weird” is not that they do, it’s that we know it, we know the kind of people, and we still manage to elect them into office. And then reelect them, and the we are lucky if we can figure out a way to get rid of them before they abolish elections.