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It struck me as stupid and pointless to poison Navalny. Why bother? His presence seemed a nuisance at worst and a useful foil at best. Is there just something i
by ctrlp 2y ago
It struck me as stupid and pointless to poison Navalny. Why bother? His presence seemed a nuisance at worst and a useful foil at best. Is there just something in the Russia soul that can resist assassination plots by poison?
- rat9988 2y agoIt is for future navalnies.
- lostmsu 2y agoYes, I hope they learn that journalism doesn't work against mafia and will use gunpowder next time.
- evertedsphere 2y agopour encourager les autres
- preisschild 2y agoSame reason they killed the pilot that defected to Ukraine in Spain: They want to deter future critics/defectors. Thats why their OPSEC for those operations is so bad: they want people to know it was them.
- jajko 2y agoYou can't make more visible public executions than throwing people out of windows in centers of cities. Modern public guillotine, gets a lot of press too. Message is clear to all, the goal is to be shocking and not subtle.
- hermitcrab 2y agoYou make it really obvious you did it. Then you deny you did it, just to further emphasize that you have all the power.
- entropyneur 2y agoAre you referring to 2020 attempt or the 2024 murder? He was a lot more than just nuisance in 2020 and could have become the gravity center for future anti-war sentiments. In 2024 Putin murdered him just because he wanted to and there was no downside.
- netsharc 2y ago[dead]
- saalweachter 2y agoBesides the logical "sending a message" reasons other's mentioned, I would also like to point out that dictators, crime lords, and other "strong man" types are often acting emotionally rather than rationally. Navalny crossed him. Of course he had to die. Pride would allow nothing else. One of the greatest features of western democracies is that our political losers, who came at the not-a-king and missed, largely still die of old age in bed surrounded by loved ones.
- dralley 2y agoSame with Sergei Skripal and Alexander Litivenko. They were "traitors" or at least perceived as such.
- tryauuum 2y agoWhy wouldn't you do it? What is there to lose if you do it?
- grey-area 2y agoThis isn’t about the russian soul, it’s about a small vindictive man called Putin who has his opponents beaten to death in front of the Kremlin, or poisoned, or murdered on his birthday if the poisoning doesn’t work. He even poisons his allies to threaten them. He orders murders like this out of spite and because fear is the only weapon he understands. This horrible little man is valorised by the current US president as ‘a genius’ so this sort of stupidity transcends national borders.
- Paradigma11 2y agoThese are gifts brought to the Tzar to show that you are more worthy of praise and resources than the other Siloviki.