There’s actually a very good reason why Russia operates like that - mutinies. If you give junior officers authority, in a political system like Russia’s where the leadership’s legitimacy is purely based on power and self-interest, they might decide they’d rather be the ones in charge. This was perfectly demonstrated when they gave a military unit autonomy, and that resulted in the Wagner mutiny.

The left: We don’t stand a chance with all our petty infighting

The right:

The classic “Buy a reputable brand, cut costs and coast along on the reputation until you can sell off all your shares and move on to another company”. Bonus points for using legalised embezzlement share buyback.

People will believe anything about people they already hate.

Governments are overthrown when the police and military refuse orders, not when they’re outgunned.

I evolutionary terms being edible to humans is quite useful.

How do you stop a majority of the electoral college from completely trouncing the concerns of the other states?

The ruling is vague enough that any specific cases can be decided based on the court’s political preferences.

If a Democratic president is willing and able to arrest him immediately why haven’t they done it in the past three years? Does he think Biden is a bastion of free speech in the party?

They say as if their position is any better for Palestinians either.