Executing Epstein literally didn't do jack shit either in terms of silencing any sort of narrative or coverage, it probably had the opposite effect in the grand scheme of things if we are speaking in terms of the Streisand effect. Executing a world leader in his own jail cell and staging it as a suicide would mean that no other world leader or political figure would surrender in the same position and would also risk bolstering the Venezuelan resistance among the people even further than it already has.

This is compared to murdering him in Venezuela where they could say it was the fog of war and Maduro was killed accidentally or after resisting arrest or some made up shit that gets libs forgetting everything the next day.

The hexbear doomerism would be even worse if Maduro was murdered like Allende.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Allende killed himself to escape arrest, I'm pretty sure.

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Using the Ak47 Fidel Castro gave him.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago

I feel like that's comically symbolic of the failures of demsocism.

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

My bad, in any case, maduro being alive is going to backfire on the US, theres no way to squash this from the news and the national consciousness since it's now apparently an ongoing court case.

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There was long-standing speculation that Allende was killed by the Coup and suicide was an excuse but I think after examining forensics and various witness testimony, his family believes it was suicide (but you know coerced by wanting to avoid torture and execution).

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

I agree