Re:The elaborate set-up of a scam HQ, staffed by people forc...
by waterhouse on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @11:55AM
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If your appointee is charismatic, obviously competent, clearly virtuous, etc., perhaps more so than you are, then people may decide they prefer having him in your position. In that sense, a highly virtuous appointee may be a threat to a tyrant. I've seen claims that Putin has chosen some appointees where one can see that "not being a threat to Putin" was prioritized over other qualities.
Why wouldn't he select those that are the most productive or the most capable in the context of the job he has for them? I.e. if he's looking for an enforcer that will, with an iron fist, reign in a province that's talking about self-determination a bit too loudly, will he choose someone who's very virtuous, or will he choose someone who's happy, maybe even eager, to rule with an iron fist?
Did Putin make a deal with Kadyrov because he found him virtuous, or because he found him the most capable person available at the time for the job he needed him to do?