One of the puzzles of the war in the Ukraine, debated by those watching through sources outside of Western media, is why are the Ukrainians doing what they are doing in this war. Their tactics make little sense and suggest the over all strategy is something other than what has been stated. In fact, official statements from the Zelensky government have become absurdly strident. They bring back memories of Baghdad Bob during the American invasion of Iraq.
The question is whether things have changed so much that the regime can get its way without direct coercion. COVID mandated vaccination was a good example of the regime having to rely on coercion to achieve regime goals because persuasion and peer pressure didn't work that well. We're not in the 'civil rights' days when the regime could bamboozle the whole country about race.
The question is whether things have changed so much that the regime can get its way without direct coercion. COVID mandated vaccination was a good example of the regime having to rely on coercion to achieve regime goals because persuasion and peer pressure didn't work that well. We're not in the 'civil rights' days when the regime could bamboozle the whole country about race.