@LinkofSunshine And those ships could have been filled with Jewish refugees. FDR lied to prominent Jewish Advocates that there “were no ships that could hold Jewish refugees.”
This is the NBA version of the resource curse, for why oil rich (and other natural resource rich) countries underperform on a bunch of economic measures.
The answer, which as far as I can tell nobody has actually done, would have been to trade Paolo for a seemingly mediocre return rather than committing to him on a max deal.
If you squint though, the Luka trade is sort of a version of this, just gone horribly horribly wrong. It was Nico trying to be responsible. He had an out of consensus view on Luka, and tried to act on it rather than just getting stuck the Magic are. lol.
@justinskycak Analects 6:18 When native substance overwhelms cultural refinement, the result is a crude rustic. When cultural refinement overwhelms native substance, the result is a foppish pedant. Only when culture and native substance are perfectly mixed and balanced do you have a gentleman.
@justinskycak Confucius agrees with you. He called those who learn but rarely act “foppish pedants”. He despised foppish pedants, and urged people to both learn and produce.
This is how you tastefully steal an election. It looks legitimate at first glance, only revealing inconsistencies after deep study. Most countries would just decide on the percentage of the vote they want and brutishly fabricate data to make it happen.