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Re:Putin ‘purges’ 150 FSB agents in response to Russia’s bot... by thawaya3113 on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @02:50AM (#30999461)
Purging means to remove. So yes? Firing has always meant purging.

It’s the comparison to Stalinist purges that’s a problem.

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Re:Putin ‘purges’ 150 FSB agents in response to Russia’s bot... by yakak on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @04:27AM (#30999997)
Large numbers of people purged by firing don't properly go away so purges by a dictator usually get more brutal in their treatment of the purged over time.
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