What the War in Ukraine Can Teach the US Government about Competition with China

[zqwerty]

Worth reading:

"The only thing autocrats seem to excel at is manipulating public opinion. That’s how they get to be autocrats. Restricting the free flow of information then becomes essential to maintaining their authority. Autocrats generally can’t handle criticism or learn from failure. They tend to blame mistakes on subordinates who then stop telling the truth. Apparatchiks and sycophants administer everything. Initiative becomes impossible, creativity fades, and talent withers. Reprisal and punishment are the only reward for those who dare to identify problems. We’ve seen it many times in many societies."

https://allthingsnuclear.org/gkulack...on-with-china/

[Agent_24]

Good points, makes sense probably

[zqwerty]

Russia is a good example of the quote above being accurate.

[piroska]

. Autocrats generally can’t handle criticism or learn from failure. They tend to blame mistakes on subordinates who then stop telling the truth. Apparatchiks and sycophants administer everything. Reprisal and punishment are the only reward for those who dare to identify problems.

Sounds like every single organisation of every single human group forever.
Never mind leaders, companies, help groups, parties, whatever.

Kissing up to the big man(or woman) and anyone who complains get ********s.