Did anyone here know that Putin has a PhD in energy economics?

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[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Honestly, it's kind of shocking how mediocre ivy league educated statesmen and politicians ate in the west.

No western statesman or politician even comes near the accumen and sophistication of Putin and Xi Xinping.

Putin quotes Solzhenytsin and westoids quote marvel movies.

It just goes to sboe that doi good in exams and getting into top unis doesn't necessarily translate to real life competence and foresight

[–]Wrangel 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Western politicians have as their main objective to be elected. They aren't focused on running a country, their focus is on the media circus surrounding elections. Quoting classical literature does worse with the average voter than pop culture. Politicians are speaking to the lowest common denominator which is pretty darn low. Serious and intelligent people aren't going into politics and the clowns that are running are dumbing themselves down for the voters.

China is run by boring, grey men who work hard and manage their country. The west is run by people who would have been excellent var salesmen.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good point. Western politicians are essentially actors playing a PR role at this point. The real business of running the country is increasingly left to the permanent bureaucracy and the intel agencies who themselves are not as bright or capable as before.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

China is run by scientists and engineers. The West is run by lawyers and business people.