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That’s why I’ve said “patriot”. Someone who would do this knowing the (probably deadly) consequences.

• 00N8 5y ago
  It would be nice to see someone get rid of Putin for high-minded ideals like peace, justice, democracy, or the welfare of Russians & Ukrainians. But I'm not too optimistic on it happening that way. I worry that anyone w/ the will & the means to assassinate Putin would likely be a power hungry would-be dictator making an aggressive play to replace him. Things could shake out better in the chaos, but they could just as likely go worse
  • trasz 5y ago
    That’s possible too, but in the short timescale it would make the crisis within Russia worse, which is enough of an objective in itself: we are not trying to turn Russia into a proper country, we are trying to 1. Force it to stop murdering Ukrainians, and 2. Prevent it from building more weapons in the future.