Well, he reaped what he sowed.
BTW, another prototype for how ol’ Mo just died was the “trial” and execution of Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena. They were the tin-pot commie despots of Romania until ‘89.
The people rose up, the military rose with them, and the Ceausescu’s were given a trial that lasted all of about 20 minutes, I guess, with Nicolae refusing to answer any questions, much less recognize the authority of the court. After that little dog-n-pony show (which was broadcast like radio theatre), they were taken away, their hands bound behind their backs, they were taken outside, stood up against a stone walled and guns down by three men with AK-47’s, then covered with tarps.
Yeah, I recall that. And at one point I spoke with a military officer from Romania who was embarrassed about it.