tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post6606481547708244259..comments2023-11-02T07:54:22.317+00:00Comments on Unenlightened Commentary.: Are Assassinations 'Successful'?Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-15879856101691511982008-01-02T00:27:00.000+00:002008-01-02T00:27:00.000+00:00There's a difference between instances where the a...There's a difference between instances where the assassination of one individual alters history and where there is a campaign of mass killings of political opponents. If Stalin had chosen to purge an entirely different set of individuals the net result would have been the same in all probability. It was the fear that was created rather than the elimination of a particular opponent that mattered.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-33122293249049717042008-01-01T21:55:00.000+00:002008-01-01T21:55:00.000+00:00The Night of the Long Knives or the murder of Kiro...The Night of the Long Knives or the murder of Kirov and the Stalinist purges being others perhaps? How about the mass murders in Maoist China changing history to the murderer's liking!?!Snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069053283344578792noreply@blogger.com