That has a considerable risk of backfiring. If Putin dies, the people right next in line to take the helm are the ultra-nationalist fash in charge of the Russian State. If one of those suddenly takes control of Russia, and realizes that they're fighting an unpopular war without having the backing of actually being Putin, it becomes far more likely that they do something extremely stupid such as launching nuclear weapons, which would be terrible for everyone.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The US would love to get a fascist like Navalny in charge, because they would let the US reconvene the neoliberal shock therapy plundering of Russia that Putin had put the kibosh on.

[–] mycathas9lives@mastodon.social -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@davel @SuddenDownpour

In all fairness, Liberal Shock Therapy is only employed in times of crisis. It's their job to remain crisis free and when they don't, shit like this happens.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

Shock therapy is not a “therapy” in any sense, it’s just neocolonialism.

The Shock Doctrine

[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, and knowing that your leader was just killed would also instill fear that they would be next. Right now they all think they are untouchable, that should change

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 6 points 5 months ago

The opposite. In the face of humiliation, the world worries about Putin launching nukes. A no-name lackey that lucks into the spot after Putin gets defenestrated would double down, not pull back. They would redouble their efforts to appear strong because they feel vulnerable.