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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink50•1 month agoMuch like the 38+ Russian businessmen and oligarchs close to the Kremlin who were murdered following the invasion of Ukraine
minus-squarejackeryjoolinkfedilinkEnglish23•1 month agoTo seize their assets as “state” assets after their deaths. It’s a somewhat common tactic of fascist regimes to treat their oligarchs as piggy banks. Anytime you need some more money for the “state” (aka the dictator’s pockets), you knock off an oligarch and seize their assets.
Much like the 38+ Russian businessmen and oligarchs close to the Kremlin who were murdered following the invasion of Ukraine
Why are they murdered?
To seize their assets as “state” assets after their deaths. It’s a somewhat common tactic of fascist regimes to treat their oligarchs as piggy banks.
Anytime you need some more money for the “state” (aka the dictator’s pockets), you knock off an oligarch and seize their assets.
Damn… Musk better watch out then.