There’s actually a very good reason why Russia operates like that - mutinies. If you give junior officers authority, in a political system like Russia’s where the leadership’s legitimacy is purely based on power and self-interest, they might decide they’d rather be the ones in charge. This was perfectly demonstrated when they gave a military unit autonomy, and that resulted in the Wagner mutiny.

Couldn’t find it

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Is there any country that doesn’t suck?

AES?

Edit: Found it, “Actually existing socialism”

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Crimea and Sevastopol both had majority votes for independence in 1991.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Ukrainian_independence_referendum

The submarine dock was in Sevastopol, which is Russian-occupied Ukraine rather than Russia.

It’s in the last line of their comment:

But I also get worried that sometimes communies attack their closest allies for being imperfect harder than enemies actively working against their interests.

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Vague memory, but on looking it up, it’s even worse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualty_ratio

https://press.un.org/en/2022/sc14904.doc.htm

Yeah. Two civilians dead for every one militant is fairly typical for asymmetric warfare.

This says 37 dead, of whom Hezbollah have stated 31 were their fighters.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/threat-israel-hezbollah-war-looms-after-lebanon-device/story?id=113833089

Only if the process is a bottom.

Poe’s law in full effect here.

gedit supremacy