Mikhail Gorbachev has died

He might be a decent human, but he's woefully bad at his job.

He might be able to salvage the Soviet Union into something else, but instead most of it turned into multiple heaps of dumpster fire, which after burning and destroying, was then commandeered by thugs, mafia and oligarchs.

> He might be able to salvage the Soviet Union into something else, but instead most of it turned into multiple heaps of dumpster fire...

Wasn't he essentially removed from power by Yeltsin -- who did so by breaking up the Soviet Union?

My history isn't that great. But my understanding is that Yeltsin was the president of Russia, while Gorbachev was leader of the Soviet Union. By breaking up the union, Yeltsin put Gorby out of a job and essentially became the leader.

(Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

Sometimes you have to work in the constraints of your time as he did. You'll learn that when you get older.

Yes, this is accurate. But underneath these formalities, just as the parent mentioned, was a weak, gullible and incompetent man who lost control of the country and caused a lot of real pain (90s were hell on earth). He is widely despised by his own people now, despite all the official bs.

> You'll learn that when you get older.

That saying needs to die, or you need to point out exactly how Aperocky will learn and at what approximate age.

Otherwise you're just saying "I only have my personal experience to judge from, with no solid argument, but I'll project that into you with utter confidence and no room for disagreement"

I mean, are you even sure you're older than Aperocky ?