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37. Unfortunately, many do live to old age.

Reply to Bluetus (Reply #12)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 10:35 AM

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In the list you linked, most of the dictators lived into their 70s and 80s - well beyond average life expectancy in their countries at their times.

Hitler and Mussolini were unusual because they started a world war and then lost. It's more strategic not to do that. Mao, Franco, Idi Amin, Castro, many others just settled into their own countries, ruled with cruelty and fear and lived in wealth until they died.

Putin might be leaning into starting a world war, though. Wars create instability. He should have taken the Franco route.

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