Yeah, that’s not "it" in Soviet Russia. Judgment calls in groupthink societies are acts of heroism - and in this case,literally saving world
We're all alive today only because this man stood up against conformism and groupthink. #PetrovDay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov …pic.twitter.com/c4mCXMNDnM
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And he suffered for it. Punished for averting a war..
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Vasili Arkhipov as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov …
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Denied recognition because top brass would've been humiliated? Such little men who could walk under a closed door and not lose their cap....
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Incredibly. And stressful.
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Thank goodness for those brave soldiers (and bureaucrats) prepared to exercise rational judgement. They are few and rarely acknowledged.
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Don't forget Vasili Arkhipov
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And then he was turned into an American and played by Denzel Washington in Crimson Tide
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