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Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

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113 points concerto | 2 comments | 18 Nov 24 16:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.402s | source
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Mistletoe[dead post] ◴[18 Nov 24 16:53 UTC] No.42174256[source]▶
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mikewarot ◴[18 Nov 24 17:13 UTC] No.42174492[source]▶
Putin's successor is likely to be someone even less securely in power, and thus far less rational. I don't want to test our luck with what's left of the Soviet nuclear arsenal.
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1. bilbo0s ◴[18 Nov 24 17:21 UTC] No.42174582[source]▶
This.

You never count on the successor of a strongman to be rational. S/he is the successor of a strongman for a reason. And that reason is probably not rationality.

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2. romwell ◴[18 Nov 24 18:22 UTC] No.42175288[source]▶
>You never count on the successor of a strongman to be rational. S/he is the successor of a strongman for a reason. And that reason is probably not rationality.

Stalin's successor was Khruschev, who dismantled Stalin's cult of personality, and reformed Stalin's system to an extent that Khruschev was removed from power without an incident by his own system, and lived happily ever after in retirement as the power transitioned to the next ruler.

Being the only ruler of Russia, over the past ~1000 or so years, to achieve that, namely:

1. Being removed from power (by term ending, elections lost, etc - not by their own will)

2. The removal happening procedurally, and not by disorder/coup/murder

3. Leaving the former ruler to live a decent life in retirement

Khruschev was a Ukrainian, see.