Crimea as Hostage Reversed

Russia thought it could use Crimea as a hostage. Instead, Crimea, the Siren, is holding Russia hostage, until its last tank and soldier is turned to dust. A biblical scale parable for the ages.

Source: Pensées (22)

The hostage dynamic reversed — a parable of CC turned against its practitioner. Russia thought it held Crimea hostage. Instead, Crimea the Siren holds Russia hostage, draining its tanks and soldiers to dust. This is CC’s fatal flaw: the controller becomes the controlled. A “biblical scale parable for the ages.”

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