• FidelCastro [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      It was some grunts who did it, too

      Based. More evidence that self-organizing power structures deliver good results.

      Also I applaud getting blind drunk before yeeting the rich.

        • FidelCastro [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          not searching for an alternative optimal strategy

          love to focus group solutions to ending monarchism for maximum syngergy in the marketplace of ideas in the middle of a people's revolution lol

            • FidelCastro [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              i honestly shouldn’t have picked a fight with you, you’re clearly too stubborn

              :fidel-si:

                • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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                  4 years ago

                  Batista also was not a hereditary monarch operating under a centuries old divine right to rule, meaning his kids mean fuck all to anyone compared to the Romanovs.

                  If you're gonna do a lazy comparison to anything, at least do it to Puyi and the Chinese revolution so theres some kind of point that doesnt fall apart in the basic definitions.

                    • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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                      4 years ago

                      The tsar did not willingly go into the custody of the Bolsheviks, he abdicated to the Provisional government and when the October revolution happened the royals simply had no resources to do anything about it.

                      And its very easy to theorize about possible alternative strategies but most would probably just have been seen as impractical or ineffective, holding the tsars kids as hostages would probably have lead to the white armies attempting to "call the bluff" or just not caring in the face of eradicating bolshevism, as well as moving them being a risky proposition due to the possibility of collaborators or spies making a move when not in a fortified position.

                • FidelCastro [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  If I could do it again, I'd have also killed Batista and his kids.

      • a_blanqui_slate [none/use name, any]
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        4 years ago

        I don't know who started this trend of pretending every unfortunate but considered necessary action that one's side performs is actually cool and awesome.

        Real "Slay Queen Madeline Albright 500000 Kids" energy.

    • Gkalaitza [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Wherent some white forces getting closer than usual that week ? Yeah they probably got drunk and made that decision but presenting it some "i just woke up and decided to kill the tsar family for no real reason" is missing some context