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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The Elite Republican Guard comes to mind.
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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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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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Indeed, the 40th anniversary of one counterexample was yesterday.
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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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Been wondering this for weeks: does Putin have an actual reason or incentive to thin out his own military?
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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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Don’t think “conservative commentary” puts much thought into it, historical or otherwise tbh
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Oh, those militaries are good at parading and slaughtering unarmed civilians. Real fighting, not so much.
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