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Garry Kasparov
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In an authoritarian regime, words matter more than votes. In a democracy, votes matter more. The GOP Senate is exposing their complicity with Trump on Russia.
The only way to deter Putin from further aggression is to threaten his hold on power in Russia. It's all he cares about. If he can promise his elites that only he can get sanctions lifted, he's practically immune.
The only other threat to Putin would be a major geopolitical setback, but Trump has recently shored him up on that front as well, empowering Russia in Syria & ME and with NATO bashing.
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When Trump cried "witch hunt" even as indictments rolled in, I said "Where there are witches, hunt them." I pointed out this dynamic re rooting out the KGB in Russia after the USSR fell in Winter Is Coming.
Instead of exposing the evil rot at the core of the Soviet totalitarian state, everyone said "move on" and "avoid witch hunts". That brought us Putin just 9 years later, with all the witches behind him.
When I said I wouldn't forget or forgive those who empower Trump now, that's the background. Expose them & remember them because if you don't, they will betray your trust again as soon as it's convenient.
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One of the worst strategic blunders in any endeavor—chess, business, warfare—is being blinded by narrow focus and certainty. Having more diverse input is a good way to avoid it. (Though legal in chess!)
E.g., having politicians or military whose families have experience in authoritarian regimes offer invaluable insight. The broader the input base, the fewer blind spots.
Meant to say NOT legal to get diverse input in chess, of course, unless it's advanced chess...
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Typical with Putin's Russia, a good domestic US example of why "both sides" demands often fail. When one side wants the crisis itself, good-faith negotiation are a waste of time.
Trump doesn't want an immigration solution. He needs a crisis and if there isn't one, he'll invent it. As I've said about Putin for 10 years now, confrontation itself is the goal. There's no negotiating with that, only winning or losing.
This is why "just give him what he wants" or "meet him halfway" is so stupid. What he wants is conflict. There's no appeasing that, only losing over and over.
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