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[–] 14 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

Reportedly it’s a major problem with authoritarian strongmen, that everyone surrounding them blows smoke up their ass for years. They are either afraid of getting murdered for telling the truth, or they think they will get ahead by telling pleasing lies, or there is just an overall culture of corruption.

In any case Putin thought his situation was a lot better than it really was.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    They are either afraid of getting murdered for telling the truth,

    Stalin died a painful death because everybody was afraid of waking him when he was actually suffering from a hemorrhagic stroke for almost the entire day. It didn't make up for all of the horrible shit he did, but it was at least a little bit of karmic justice.

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