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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Apr 3

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Ted Cruz

      issuing correction on a previous post of mine, regarding t̵h̵e̵ ̵t̵e̵r̵r̵o̵r̵ ̵g̵r̵o̵u̵p̵ ̵I̵S̵I̵L̵.̵ ̵ Putin's military. you do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to them"https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1395394254969753601 …

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      Ted CruzVerified account @tedcruz
      Holy crap. Perhaps a woke, emasculated military is not the best idea.... https://twitter.com/PardesSeleh/status/1395093475230724103 …
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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Apr 3

      The idea that authoritarian regimes have tough, competent winning militaries while democracies are weak is a remarkably robust fallacy despite many historical counter-examples.

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        1. Troy Goodfellow‏ @TroyGoodfellow Apr 3
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          The Elite Republican Guard comes to mind.

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        1. Love Wins Always‏ @LoveWinzAlways Apr 3
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          It's pushed by bullies who are unknowingly anarchists: each believes that in a completely ruleless world, he'd be lord of the flies.

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        2. Chris Golding‏ @_Chris_Golding_ Apr 3
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          There are also many examples in favor. The thing about authoritarian regimes is that competence runs top down. If leadership is tough and competent, then the military likely will be as well. Authoritarianism is inherently brittle, though.

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        1. Ben Margulies‏ @chequeredfuture Apr 3
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          Indeed, the 40th anniversary of one counterexample was yesterday.

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        1. Jim the Socialist‏ @Soupthemighty Apr 3
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          Perhaps military size and quality has more to do with the relative wealth of a country rather than their embrace of representative government

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        1. Cosmo Wenman‏ @CosmoWenman Apr 3
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Been wondering this for weeks: does Putin have an actual reason or incentive to thin out his own military?

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        1. name and some numbers‏ @WilliamMcIlhag1 Apr 3
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          Its not a fallacy, its a wish. People who say that really just want authoratarianism to replace democracy

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        1. Ryan‏ @tnps47 Apr 3
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          Don’t think “conservative commentary” puts much thought into it, historical or otherwise tbh

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        1. Matheson‏ @stenstadvold_m Apr 4
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          Oh, those militaries are good at parading and slaughtering unarmed civilians. Real fighting, not so much.

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