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Mikhail Gorbachev has died

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970 points homarp | 1 comments | 30 Aug 22 20:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.38s | source
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paulpauper ◴[30 Aug 22 21:22 UTC] No.32655276[source]▶
Like Bill clinton, he helped define 90s geopolitics. It's remarkable how he faded away like he did. Nelson Mandela, Yassir Arafat , Ariel Sharon..that whole era.
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sph ◴[30 Aug 22 23:52 UTC] No.32656656[source]▶
They were too moderate for the modern age. Centrism has gone out of fashion.
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1. hot_gril ◴[31 Aug 22 02:54 UTC] No.32657836[source]▶
In the US, Obama seemed pretty centrist to me. Joe Biden less so, but still the most centrist of the front-running candidates this cycle.