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We've seen this poisoning technique used plenty of times by the Kremlin. The message here isn't "we want you dead" but an empirical demonstration that "we can,
by baron_harkonnen 6y ago
We've seen this poisoning technique used plenty of times by the Kremlin. The message here isn't "we want you dead" but an empirical demonstration that "we can, if we want, kill you anywhere, any time and it doesn't matter how obvious it is that we're the ones doing it. We will face no consequences. In fact we'll make sure to 'sign' our poisoning attempt and do it in a place you think you're safe."
Killing a member of the opposition is pointless, broadcasting despair to all potential opposers is very valuable.
- toxik 6y agoUsername checks out, as they say on reddit.
- RusChiEnclave 6y agoNot only that, but, dang, and co, is ruled by russian and chinese interests; they flag my posts as soon as I speak the truths. This is too bad. I knew this place was jewish, but, this is the fucking cake. Fucking jew assholes. Enjoy your aids and russian chinese future. Fuckholes.
- jandrese 6y ago> Killing a member of the opposition is pointless Disagree. Proactive removal of charismatic rivals is essential for cutting off potential opposition at the knees. You always see Russian media claim that they were a "nobody" or had no chance in the election, and that might have been true today but they could be a serious threat in a few years. The second advantage of killing off potential rivals is that it discourages smart people from running against you. The downside is brain drain. You end up filling your organization with toadies and with no reasonable alternatives your regime falls into chaos when you die, and usually your successor is less competent and has to be more ruthless. It's a downward spiral and after a couple of generations the whole thing collapses.