deforestgump [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to Slop.@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoTrump's strategy with Iran is the 'Madman Theory', an international law expert explainswww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkTrump's strategy with Iran is the 'Madman Theory', an international law expert explainswww.rnz.co.nzdeforestgump [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to Slop.@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squarecalidris [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·3 months agoI always thought madman theory was intentional craziness to confuse the enemy. Not an actual lunatic at the helm.
minus-squarebarrbaric [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 months agoDepends on how competent you think Nixon was, I suppose.
minus-squareLe_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agohe was more together than half of the subsequent presidents
minus-squarebarrbaric [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoGenerally I’d agree but there’s also the famous story (which is not officially confirmed) of Nixon drunkenly ordering them to launch the nukes.
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoNixon drunkenly ordering them to launch the nukes vs Reagan ordering them to launch the nukes as a bit of warm up riffing
I always thought madman theory was intentional craziness to confuse the enemy. Not an actual lunatic at the helm.
Depends on how competent you think Nixon was, I suppose.
he was more together than half of the subsequent presidents
Generally I’d agree but there’s also the famous story (which is not officially confirmed) of Nixon drunkenly ordering them to launch the nukes.
Nixon drunkenly ordering them to launch the nukes vs Reagan ordering them to launch the nukes as a bit of warm up riffing