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Ok - HN is not the place for partisan politics. But this must be a salient data point about ... something.
by lifeisstillgood 4y ago
Ok - HN is not the place for partisan politics. But this must be a salient data point about ... something.
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y agoThe data point is that Russia is the only countries where the elites are more violent and more matter-of-factly than the general population. 2 high profile assassinations in the last week. The daughter of Putin's spiritual guide and now this. Such things don't even happen in Saudi or Nigeria
- ajuc 4y agoI've listened to a interview with a Polish writer Krystyna Kurczab-Redlich about her book about Putin. She was in Russia gathering material and she had a Russian friend who worked in army. She asked him if he's afraid of dying and he told her: "your job is much more dangerous".
- JumpCrisscross 4y agoI’ve seen this referred to as violence as a political tool.
- lifeisstillgood 4y agoSaudi has a track record of this. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/how-saudi-royal-crushed-his-rivals-shakedown-ritz-carlton-n930396 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/how-saudi-royal-crushed...
- hotpotamus 4y agoDefenestration seems to be an oddly common occurrence in Russia, but I'm just here because I like to use that word.
- orionion 4y agoThe availability of Russian oil and gas... winter is coming fast...