> Nobody starts a revolution for funsies

I mean... we're 4 years into a little Russian jaunt that was supposed to be over in a matter of weeks. And a certain someone just picked a war with Iran pretty much for funsies

I don't want to underestimate the level of arrogance/stupidity that might be involved in sparking a revolution at this point

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mitthrowaway2 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I wouldn't call either of those a revolution; they're both top-down directed foreign offensives. A revolution is generally domestic and sparked by widespread popular internal unrest, even if it's sometimes led by elites.

	▲	swiftcoder 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, my point is more that entering into a war for funsies is a similarly stupid decision, and we have a whole bunch of guardrails that are supposed to prevent it, but somehow it just keeps on happening

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_DeadFred_ 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It is easy to see that South Korea is much better off now as a democracy than under the generals. It is easy to see the Philippines are better off than under Marcos. What countries move away from democracy to become better?