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spoiler alert He will infact get away with this.

• ben_w 9mo ago
  He might. But… Russia isn't the only place causing oligarchs to have quote marks around the word "accident", it's simply a state that's bad at the coverup. I don't know at what point his private jet suffers a mysterious decompression, or his drugs are tainted with a lethal agent, or whatever, and it's possible his conversations with Russia have included such threats already. But eventually, playing with all this fire, worldwide, burns are inevitable. There's a reason former US presidents get secret service protection for life, and they're term-limited. This would all still be the case even if he was just making the kind of waves most of the west likes, rather than… not even just this, also encouraging a civil war in a nuclear armed state.
  • theothertimcook 9mo ago
    I’m in favour of consequences but that’s fairness bias at work, he’s gotten away with so much for so long, its likely it will keep happening and he will live a long life in absolute luxury.
    • ben_w 9mo ago
      If he wanted a long life of luxury, he could've stopped at the first billion. The risk tolerance that was necessary but not sufficient for him to get rich… I suspect he will keep gambling until the luck runs out.