Thepinyaroma

Same, but I am optimistic that decentralization will lead to better options for dealing with the problems as they happen.

Might be unpolished, but at least it is ours.

Oh so you mean she doesn’t work in a factory?

It’s a tactic as old as rebellion too, though.

“I’m a loyal follower of his majesty, it’s the good king’s advisors poisoning his mind!”

And then you ride that wave of legitimacy and popular policy (We’re gonna stop sending your kids to die for no reason!) into, well, something. Either power, force a compromise, or a horrible death. Seems like that last one was coming from all sides so why not gamble?

Either way I do not believe this is some 4D chess move by Putin. He could leave Ukraine today, throw a parade claiming victory, and I imagine the average Russian would just be glad it’s over.