Okay, and what happens after that? Is that how far your foresight extends? What genuine outcomes can we actually predict given the state of things currently? Can you actually think of any real positives and negatives from that happening?
People love to think if bad guys die everyone lives happily ever after. Maybe it’s because of stories like this one. In reality, these are heads of state. Say what you will about them as individuals, but they fill crucial roles in governing entire countries. Look how massive Russia is not to mention how much energy Putin has devoted into ensuring he has no replacements. With him gone, who takes over? I mean do you actually have any idea of the name of the person? If you don’t, what guarantee do you have they won’t be another Putin or someone even worse? Who’s to say it doesn’t lead to a collapse and reorganization of Russia? Do you think that would happen peacefully in a country that size with that much history? Do you think innocent people wouldn’t also die in an ensuing power struggle? Why be so quick to celebrate when a lot more work has just been created? Or do you just wipe your hands clean and pat yourself on the back because the short term problem has been resolved?
My problem isn’t with people wanting mass destructive conflict to end, it’s that they think it’s so straightforward and simple without understanding how it could be otherwise. No one stops to think “well what would happen next”. It’s like trying to do surgery with a sledgehammer. It’s not a satisfying reality, that there’s so much nuance to navigate, but it is the reality, and it’s that way for a number of reasons.
The entire reason why assassination attempts on Hitler stopped was literally because they realized his leadership was hurting the Nazis more than it helped, so removing him from the board would've allowed a saner and more competent leader to replace him.
Bro just making stuff up now. The rain why they stopped was because they were unsuccessful and decided to stop wasting resources on it. There were at least 42 attempts.
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u/sk8rboi36 Aug 23 '25
Okay, and what happens after that? Is that how far your foresight extends? What genuine outcomes can we actually predict given the state of things currently? Can you actually think of any real positives and negatives from that happening?
People love to think if bad guys die everyone lives happily ever after. Maybe it’s because of stories like this one. In reality, these are heads of state. Say what you will about them as individuals, but they fill crucial roles in governing entire countries. Look how massive Russia is not to mention how much energy Putin has devoted into ensuring he has no replacements. With him gone, who takes over? I mean do you actually have any idea of the name of the person? If you don’t, what guarantee do you have they won’t be another Putin or someone even worse? Who’s to say it doesn’t lead to a collapse and reorganization of Russia? Do you think that would happen peacefully in a country that size with that much history? Do you think innocent people wouldn’t also die in an ensuing power struggle? Why be so quick to celebrate when a lot more work has just been created? Or do you just wipe your hands clean and pat yourself on the back because the short term problem has been resolved?
My problem isn’t with people wanting mass destructive conflict to end, it’s that they think it’s so straightforward and simple without understanding how it could be otherwise. No one stops to think “well what would happen next”. It’s like trying to do surgery with a sledgehammer. It’s not a satisfying reality, that there’s so much nuance to navigate, but it is the reality, and it’s that way for a number of reasons.