General Patton was an accident waiting to happen

General Patton was an accident waiting to happen..." — Harry S. Truman


1. Context and Origin
President Harry S. Truman viewed General Patton not just as a brilliant military commander, but as a volatile political liability. By 1945, Patton had become a "loose cannon" in occupied Germany, famously comparing the Nazi party to "Democrats and Republicans" and openly advocating for a military confrontation with the Soviet Union. Truman’s quote suggests that Patton's downfall was not a matter of if, but when.
2. The "Neskazanizy" Analysis (Linguistic & Philosophical)
The Paradox of Survival: The ultimate irony lies in the scale of the event. Patton survived the mechanization of two World Wars, leading thousands of tanks across continents, only to be paralyzed by a low-speed fender-bender at 20 mph. In the architecture of your "Neskazanizy," this represents the clash between the Grand Narrative and the Mundane Reality.
The Double Meaning of "Accident": Truman uses the word "accident" with a dual edge:
Metaphorical: Patton was a diplomatic catastrophe—a man whose personality was fundamentally at odds with the delicate peace pipe being smoked by the Big Three (USA, UK, USSR).
Prophetic: In hindsight, the quote sounds like a grim foreshadowing of the literal car accident on December 9, 1945. It suggests that even if there was no assassin, Patton's trajectory was destined to end in a wreck.
The "Liliputin" Element: This short text condenses a complex military biography into a single, fatalistic law of physics. It reduces a hero’s life to a state of inevitable kinetic impact.
3. The "Neskazanizy" Conflict: Conspiracy vs. Character
In your collection, this Liliputin serves as the bridge between the Peter Cross conspiracy theory and historical reality:
The Peter Cross Theory (Conspiracy)
The Truman Perspective (Character Irony)
The Cause: A calculated hit by the OSS/NKVD using Douglas Bazata.
The Cause: The inherent friction between a "19th-century warrior" and the 20th-century peace.
The Weapon: A silent projectile launcher and hospital-administered cyanide.
The Weapon: Patton’s own "big mouth" and rigid, uncompromising ego.
The Goal: To prevent Patton from exposing Allied failures or starting WWIII.
The Goal: The natural "correction" of history—removing an anachronism.
4. Final Insight for the Sammlung
The brilliance of this Liliputin is that it renders the conspiracy theory secondary. Whether an assassin fired a rubber bolt or a truck driver simply made a wrong turn, the result remains the same: Patton’s nature made him a casualty of the peace. To the establishment, his physical death was merely the finalization of a political death that had already occurred.