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  1. Without endorsing this view… this brings up that armed struggle organizations are led by the survivors of assassinations. This may bias them towards continued armed struggle, distrust of adversaries, scepticism of open democracy, paranoia. x.com/AmiDar/status/1818656133428474332
    1. …in reply to @CarwilBJ
      Given a continuous counterinsurgency, and especially a genocidal one, any of these tendencies may be realistic. But they can also undermine exits from confrontation and the prospects for democracy upon victory.
      1. …in reply to @CarwilBJ
        See ETA and the IRA for examples of being mired in vs. overcoming these dangers.