re: Xi Jinping has commanded military to be capable of taking Taiwan by 2027

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This is the problem with dictators. No one will ever tell them their ideas are stupid. Just as… Putin thought he could roll right over Ukraine Hitler thought he could fight on two fronts Stalin thought he could increase the grain harvest Castro thought he could maintain, or increase, the sugar cane harvest Saddam thought he had WMD Xi thinks he can build an invasion force to take Taiwan in 5 years. And no matter how improbable, his yes-men will tell him it’s coming along fine. That’s why this is so dangerous. No matter what, in five years Xi will think, “We got this.” Because if anyone tells him otherwise, that person will be disappeared.

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Same shite happens in the workplace and bad decisions are made.

Whenever someone works under me, I tell them very clearly that when I ask, I want them to tell me what their opinion is/what they think and don’t sugar coat it. I don’t need smoke up my arse. I can’t make good decisions unless I get truthful input.