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Being the best in the world to deal with a situation is a neutral statement. Putin is the best in the world to deal with the situation he’s in right now, if you

Being the best in the world to deal with a situation is a neutral statement. Putin is the best in the world to deal with the situation he’s in right now, if you need a negative angle on this.

loeg 3y ago
> Putin is the best in the world to deal with the situation he’s in right now, if you need a negative angle on this. Probably not true? It seems like Russia could use another Yeltsin (or Gorbachev) more than Putin for its current situation.
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- plasmatix 3y ago
  Not for Russia's benefit but for his own.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  > It seems like Russia could use another Yeltsin (or Gorbachev) more than Putin for its current situation. He did say best in the world, not best that can be imagined; so unless you are saying there is another Yeltsin or Gorbachev available... OTOH, Putin is himself an active reason why alternatives aren't readily available.
  - loeg 3y ago
    I think there are plenty of Russians alive who could do a better job than Putin. Possibly most of them. One of their defining advantages would be that they are not Putin and can renounce his actions.
- jokethrowaway 3y ago
  I think they spent decades growing their economy and preparing to be independent of the west and now our sanctions are useless. It feels like this situation is exactly what they want (and likely an historical inflection point, where we pit east vs west again). Dropping the cold war was needed because they had no resources (surprise, socialism doesn't work!). I'm waiting for Taiwan next and then I'd say we are completely *** (especially looking at our reliance on the east for manufacturing / energy and how useless our governments are).
  - astrange 3y ago
    The point of sanctions isn't to hurt their economy (that would just make their people mad at us), it's to stop them from resupplying their military. Their response is to become dependent on China instead.
- epicureanideal 3y ago
  I don’t think most Russians would agree that either of the other gentlemen would be preferable. The 80s and 90s were not a time of great happiness, prosperity, calm, and order.
  - nerbert 3y ago
    And just like sama may not be the best to run OpenAI of humanity’s interest, Putin isn’t the best to run Russia for humanity’s interest. But both men are incredibly successful at navigating power dynamics to maintain their control over their respective organizations.
- Slava_Propanei 3y ago
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- meepmorp 3y ago
  Of the many things that might benefit Russia, another Boris Yeltsin is not among them.

Being the best in the world to deal with a situation is a neutral statement. Putin is the best in the world to deal with the situation he’s in right now, if you need a negative angle on this.

loeg 3y ago

> Putin is the best in the world to deal with the situation he’s in right now, if you need a negative angle on this. Probably not true? It seems like Russia could use another Yeltsin (or Gorbachev) more than Putin for its current situation.

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plasmatix 3y ago
Not for Russia's benefit but for his own.
dragonwriter 3y ago
> It seems like Russia could use another Yeltsin (or Gorbachev) more than Putin for its current situation. He did say best in the world, not best that can be imagined; so unless you are saying there is another Yeltsin or Gorbachev available... OTOH, Putin is himself an active reason why alternatives aren't readily available.
- loeg 3y ago
  I think there are plenty of Russians alive who could do a better job than Putin. Possibly most of them. One of their defining advantages would be that they are not Putin and can renounce his actions.
jokethrowaway 3y ago
I think they spent decades growing their economy and preparing to be independent of the west and now our sanctions are useless. It feels like this situation is exactly what they want (and likely an historical inflection point, where we pit east vs west again). Dropping the cold war was needed because they had no resources (surprise, socialism doesn't work!). I'm waiting for Taiwan next and then I'd say we are completely *** (especially looking at our reliance on the east for manufacturing / energy and how useless our governments are).
- astrange 3y ago
  The point of sanctions isn't to hurt their economy (that would just make their people mad at us), it's to stop them from resupplying their military. Their response is to become dependent on China instead.
epicureanideal 3y ago
I don’t think most Russians would agree that either of the other gentlemen would be preferable. The 80s and 90s were not a time of great happiness, prosperity, calm, and order.
- nerbert 3y ago
  And just like sama may not be the best to run OpenAI of humanity’s interest, Putin isn’t the best to run Russia for humanity’s interest. But both men are incredibly successful at navigating power dynamics to maintain their control over their respective organizations.
Slava_Propanei 3y ago
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meepmorp 3y ago
Of the many things that might benefit Russia, another Boris Yeltsin is not among them.