[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I’m thinking about the way Stalin’s inner circle hung around for three days after his stroke and watched him die. Did nothing for him, not even a drink of water.

Mmmmm... well... maybe in that case... No, it was still wrong. They should have at least put a pillow over his face. If you are going to kill someone then do it and own it.

[Tax-chick]

If you are going to kill someone then do it and own it.

Allowing for the possibility that he might well have died anyway, even with the best available Soviet healthcare ... I agree.

My point was that this is the way "ruling elites" treat each other, in the state of nature.