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I'm not too sure about the whole tariff thing. A lot of people in his inner circle made a fuck ton of money through tactically placed trades before and after each wave of sanctions.
And again with the Iran war stuff, a lot of people are making a mint off this war. And also it's Israel that wanted this war and basically all of the people pulling the strings have some loyalty to Israel.
I don't think so, historically when we see a fascist leader get killed the underlings fight each other for power and fall apart more than they coalesce around a new leader.
Yes, that's why I said "intelligence and discipline," not just "intelligence." Compared to the expected gains from a fascist dictatorship, a few insider trades are peanuts, so a better fascist might've kept their eyes on the prize and held back on this front instead of threatening the whole project.
See above. A competent fascist wouldn't risk their entire project just to make mint.
Yes, which is also an unforced error. Israel can't force a US president to do something they don't want to do, and US presidents with a backbone have a long history of saying no to them, most recently with Obama and JCPOA. A better fascist would be able to make their own decisions rather than listen to whoever is loudest at the time. And in any case, even if war with Iran happened, it could've still happened much more competently.
What fascist leader died while on the cusp of power? Dying after decades in power is a whole different deal.