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catbyte

(34,373 posts)
1. Sadly, probably nothing. He has surrounded himself with zealots, toadies, and yes men
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:06 PM
Sep 2022

who are just as bad as he is. I don't know if even any oligarchs who are getting fed up with the sanctions would be able to get close. Russia has a long history of protecting their tyrants. Look at Stalin. Benedict Donald learned from the best.

Beastly Boy

(9,310 posts)
5. He will be promoted to a "Generalissimo" nd have a parade in his honor in the Red Square.
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:15 PM
Sep 2022

This is what usually happens to absolute dictators when they totally fuck up.

AnnaLee

(1,035 posts)
8. It will be announced that he had a health problem
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:35 PM
Sep 2022

It will be announced that he had a health problem, nothing serious, but he is currently in an undisclosed medical facility. There will be daily updates on his improvement followed by an announcement that he had a relapse with uncertain prospects. He will receive an IV with a mixture of Fentanyl, Sarin, and radioactive polonium-210. There will be national mourning, lying in state, followed by a parade ending in burial with a month of lowered flags and national morning. Then, to keep "russia the people" down, one of his strong arms will take "charge". Until this person(s) is known, who knows what comes next?

Chainfire

(17,530 posts)
9. And then there is always the chance that the Despot will double down and bring is Ace in the hole
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:41 PM
Sep 2022

(atomic) in to play to save his regime. You can never predict what a madman will do. Sun Tzu tells us," When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate enemy too hard." By now, Putin must be desperate to salvage his legacy.

The ideal situation is if Putin were to retire for health reasons. He could ride off into the sunset to some dacha on the Baltic to await his fate and wiser parties could grasp the power and end the war.

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