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[–] WhipTheLlama 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the first thing I thought when I heard about his death. He should have known that Putin would likely want him dead, so pretending to board a plane that gets shot down is a pretty good way to fake your death. Does he use his fake death to plot revenge or to escape, never to be heard from again?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Who knows if Putin even wanted him dead. It could be a way for him to step out of the spotlight and let Putin show what happens to those who disobey. They have a huge issue with deserters.

I wouldn't be surprised if they were found eating kaviar off each others nibbles.

[–] themeatbridge 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Putin wanted him dead without a doubt. He challenged Putin's authority and marched his forces on Moscow. The Wagner group made Putin look like a scared little bitch, which he probably is in real life, so he's insecure about it.

Both sides are violent oligarchs that murder people for profit and power. I'll quote Clarence Darrow here:

“One reason why we don’t kill is because we are not used to it. I never killed anybody, but I have done just the same thing. I have had a great deal of satisfaction over many obituary notices that I have read. I never got into the habit of killing. I could mention the names of many that it would please me if I could read their obituaries in the paper in the morning,”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Sure they probably would kill each other just for fun, but they were also allies until this.

It's about money. They're mercenaries. If they don't get paid, they'll bite the hand that feeds them. That's likely why they marched to Moscow. So Prigizhin got paid and they turned around. But what now? Prigozhin has the money. Suddenly dies. Did his mercenaries get paid? Dead men don't pay bills. There's no hand to bite. The mercenaries were prisoners before they joined Wagner. It's unlikely that neither Putin or Prigozhin gives a fuck about them.

If you ask me, it's really fucking convenient for both Putin and Prigozhin to fake his death right about payday.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't be surprised if they were found eating kaviar off each others nibbles.

I did not ask for this mental image today