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Was poisoning = KGB a joke or is it actually stereotype? (a non american here)
by mnazim 14y ago
Was poisoning = KGB a joke or is it actually stereotype?
(a non american here)
- ry0ohki 14y agoKind of a joke, but certainly during the cold war that's probably what we would have suspected. We haven't had any assassinations in a long time, but I think people would assume a national enemy if we did.
- w1ntermute 14y agoIIRC, It's pretty common for the Israelis to use poisoning for assassination these days, but you can't say anything negative about the Israelis lest you get Godwin'd.
- jlgreco 14y agoThat may be true, though to be fair KGB poisoning incidents have probably gotten more news (particularly the Alexander Litvinenko polonium poisoning.) Stereotypes are all about perception, so the incidents that get the news shape the stereotypes.