| ▲ | throwaway3060 5 days ago | |
Do you believe the results would have been the same under a Stalin instead of a Gorbachev? This isn't to take away from what Poland accomplished then, or to say that such methods can never work in the right conditions. Violent revolutions against established tyrants do not have a great history. But I have a hard time understanding the belief that these methods can work in the worst of conditions. | ||
| ▲ | slidehero 5 days ago | parent [-] | |
>Do you believe the results would have been the same under a Stalin instead of a Gorbachev? A little different if you're talking foreign invasion obviously. In Poland's case it was Poles vs Poles and regardless of the level of tyranny, soldiers have trouble shooting their countrymen if they're sitting in a factory. If the other guy is actively shooting at you though?... The logic is simple to follow. | ||