Originally posted by: Boilerman
And why is it horrible to say that at evil person like Putin or Adolf Hitler is smart? Evil people can be smart, but once again the truth offends Liberals.
Boiler, there are no such people as "Liberals." There are liberals, of course. Capitalization matters. Trump doesn't understand that. Are you as stupid as he is?
Yes, evil people can be smart. But to use your historical example, Hitler managed to bring about the near-total destruction of his nation in only twelve years. As a military leader, after some initial successes, he turned out to be a disaster. A smart person doesn't try to do things outside his areas of expertise. Hitler was actually kind of stupid. (Also, putting aside the moral issues, killing the Jews was idiotically counterproductive. )
Not dissimilarly, Putin is trying to be a warlord, an expansionist, and a diplomatic bully. None of that is working very well at all. Invading Ukraine was a gross miscalculation and grossly stupid. Even if they'd won in three days, it would just have been Afghanistan Part 2.
As an example of a very smart but truly evil man, I suggest Mitch McConnell. Historically, Genghis Khan.