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6. Is it under estimating or just plain not thinking about consequences?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 02:31 PM

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Given everything we know about FF45/47, I think it's the latter.

His general MO is to blow something up, blame someone else, then say it's fixed/finished - and he's the hero. And media reports it as sound decision-making.

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