• sunstoned@lemmus.org
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    1 month ago

    I think if you’re assassinating a public figure you’re a little past caring about what’s “allowed”

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      1 month ago

      I was taking about like, it’s considered a war crime? Skipping the soldiers dying and straight up killing the dude.

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      1 month ago

      Any major power could easily assasinate the leadership of any other major power, but doing so is taboo for obvious reasons.The nuclear taboo is higher on the list of “things that are not done.”

      Opening the door to actually using nuclear weapons represents a threat to everyone – including the rich and powerful. Whoever is dumb enough to use even a tactical nuke is going to not only find themselves a pariah, they’re going to face coordinated efforts to eliminate the threat they represent by everyone.

      Imagine being in his inner circle: you’d be getting credible offers of “whatever you need and want” to remove Putin from power from every major power on the planet.