Mirrors Work Both Ways — The Boomerang Principle

Aptly, Accusation In A Mirror works both ways. Muscovy set out to “demilitarise” Ukraine. By trying to achieve this impossible feat, Muscovy self-demilitarised. Reflexive Control and Accusation in a Mirror work, well, both ways.

Source: Paradoxes · Twitter Archive (2022-08-02)

The boomerang principle — Russia’s own mirror strategy reflects back on itself. “Mirror Strikes Back” as a named concept. Russia set out to demilitarise Ukraine and ended up demilitarising itself. The Provocation Logic Cycle’s own self-defeating nature made explicit.

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