True. I was mainly responding to the headline, rather than the broader article. Overall, I take solace in the fact that authoritarianism still functions very ineptly in any kind of long term goal. Good at short term chaos, but frankly too sluggish to handle the rapidly changing times of the modern world, by it’s very nature.
Putin’s invasion has drawn a very large highlighter over this point. While they certainly have counterplay, and we should fully expect them to try to spin it, this is a fantastic piece of ammo that has fallen into our lap.