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[–]notafed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The same people that helped you overthrow the current regime, could easily do the same to you. Therefore, they must be eliminated. But those that didn't stand up against the overthrow can be controlled through fear. And that's how the USSR operated for 50+ years.