It is a fundamental mistake to think that revolutions and wars are always catalysts for changes for the better, as authors of lengthy discussions think when they rant about about the inevitable bright future that will follow a crisis. They write that “crises are opportunities.”
Quite the opposite. Crises such as revolutions and wars are the results and indicators of deep, literally insoluble problems in the country's politics and economy, both internal and external. These problems are long-standing and deeply rooted. History is full of examples when revolutions and wars do not make a sick society stronger. Sometimes, they even kill it.
“Don't wait for a tailwind after the upheaval that will come from nowhere, blow away all your problems and carry you somewhere. Don't repeat the mistakes of political idiots whose governance we are constantly experiencing firsthand.”
Don't wait for a tailwind after the upheaval that will come from nowhere, blow away all your problems and carry you somewhere. Don't repeat the mistakes of political idiots whose governance we are constantly experiencing firsthand.
The deeper your problems are, the more titanic the effort required to fix them. There are no elevators that can take you up ten floors of development at once. Each step is a work on your own mistakes.
Critical thinking, pragmatism of conclusions, and a tight connection with reality are the starting point for political and economic recovery. As long as I live, I hope so.
About the author. Oleksii Tymofiiv, author of the course at Deloitte Academy in Ukraine, former CEO of Smart-Holding.
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