2026-04-12 17:40 UTC
> The madman theory is a political theory commonly associated with the foreign policy of U.S. president Richard Nixon and his administration, who tried to make the leaders of hostile communist bloc countries think Nixon was irrational and volatile so that they would avoid provoking the U.S. in fear of an unpredictable response.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory
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@FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-12 17:52
And in this case he actually is mad.
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@Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2026-04-14 05:56
That's exactly what Putin has been doing for years. Unfortunately Putin is pulling it off quite well. >We're just going to take Ukraine, and then likely whatever country looks easiest to take next. But if anyone else got involved in these conflicts I will totally launch my nukes all over the place! You just watch, I'll do it, I'm fuckin nuts! > Don't even think about sending troops, because that would add fuel to an already dangerous situation (that we manufactured and could totally end at any time).