I think Putin and his friends were smart at some point in history, but their capacity has deteriorated greatly in the last 5-10 years. Thinking that they are behaving with great clarity is as mistaken as thinking that they're completely out of their minds.
Instead, they're just... old. Biden is of course old as well, but he is clearly not making the huge mistake of deciding everything himself.
It's not a coincidence that Zelensky is in his 40s. This conflict is very much the old generations trying for the last time to keep the upcoming generation down. Also inside Russia this is the juxtaposition.
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I think Putin and his friends were smart at some point in history, but their capacity has deteriorated greatly in the last 5-10 years. Thinking that they are behaving with great clarity is as mistaken as thinking that they're completely out of their minds.
Instead, they're just... old. Biden is of course old as well, but he is clearly not making the huge mistake of deciding everything himself.
It's not a coincidence that Zelensky is in his 40s. This conflict is very much the old generations trying for the last time to keep the upcoming generation down. Also inside Russia this is the juxtaposition.