what is really breathtaking is that there is a beautiful recipe for a guaranteed way to lose a war, a company, a business, a marriage, a nation ---------
it's such a perfect recipe and such a glaringly obvious thing that spectacular and copious examples pour out of any history books -
and that is to set up teams, ideas and decisions that are chosen by ideological, rather than a strategic basic
And - here we are ------------- Trump. Chosen by ideology. Trumps picks - ALL chosen by mostly - their loyalty to Trump, their like of his ideology - not a strategic thought about it.
And what they decide and what they say and what they do ------
ALL done for ideology - absolutely zero based on strategically sound decisions.
And in this case -------what it is all running ----------- is America.
Running America by a perfect recipe for failure --------- usually, spectacular failure.
Go Donald - hurtling down the path of history -------- repeating every mistake that's leaping out of the pages of history like beacons ------------ he's like a moth and the lessons of history are like bright lights to which he flies - carrying his nation with him.
Stunning
Here's some examples, first - general, next the stunning example of WW2
Hitler's loss in World War II is a prime example of failure due to ideological thinking rather than sound strategic decision-making. Several historical examples demonstrate the pitfalls of prioritizing ideology over strategy:
1. Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 (Operation Barbarossa) was heavily influenced by his ideological beliefs rather than strategic considerations[1][7]. This decision, driven by Hitler's anti-Slavic and anti-communist views, led to a disastrous campaign that stretched German resources thin and ultimately contributed to Germany's defeat.
2. The Nazi regime's focus on racial ideology led to poor strategic choices, such as diverting resources to the extermination of Jews and other groups instead of concentrating on military objectives[6]. This ideological fixation weakened Germany's war effort and contributed to its eventual downfall.
3. Hitler's refusal to allow strategic withdrawals during the later stages of the war, based on his belief that such actions would be seen as defeat by the German people, led to unnecessary losses and the destruction of valuable military assets[2].
4. The Spanish Popular Front's failure in the Spanish Civil War can be attributed in part to ideological divisions within the coalition, which hampered effective strategic planning and execution[9].
5. The fall of the Soviet Union and the failure of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989 can be seen as a result of rigid adherence to communist ideology at the expense of practical economic and political reforms[5].
6. The French Revolution's descent into the Reign of Terror is another example of how ideological fervor can lead to strategic missteps and ultimately undermine the initial goals of a movement[9].
These examples illustrate how ideological thinking can cloud judgment and lead to poor strategic decisions, often resulting in significant failures or losses in history. Hitler's defeat in World War II stands out as a particularly striking example of this phenomenon, where adherence to Nazi ideology consistently undermined Germany's strategic position throughout the conflict[1][2][7].
Citations: [1] https://kirkcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/attachments/149150chap1.pdf [2] [3] [4] https://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-d-histoire-moderne-et-contemporaine-2017-4-page-134?lang=en [5] https://www.econlib.org/all-ideologies-eventually-seem-to-fail/ [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Adolf_Hitler [7] https://thestrategybridge.org/the-b...rategic-level-germany-in-the-second-world-war [8] https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AUPress/Books/B_0012_MURRAY_STRATEGY_FOR_DEFEAT.pdf [9] https://www.jhiblog.org/2016/04/20/historicizing-failure/ [10] https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/...istakes-the-germans-made-during-world-war-ii/
