Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63

The reason a dictator like Putin invades and slaughters is always "because nobody stopped me." All the fictitious tactical imperatives and justifications are propaganda. They use force whenever they think they can because it's clear and effective. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 26, 2022

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Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63

After their appeasement fails for the 1000th time, as the dictator's violence escalates due to inaction and lack of deterrence, the appeasers always say the problem was they didn't make *enough* concessions. — PolitiTweet.org

Bumping excerpts from @Kasparov63 in Winter Is Coming (2015), since the myth of appeasement as deescalation is agai… https://t.co/o4tonrplik

Posted Dec. 26, 2022

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Ukraine had the temerity to stand up and fight, surprising a dictator who had gotten used to his far mightier opponents folding their cards every time he gave them a harsh look or touched a pipeline or said the word "nuclear". — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 26, 2022