Interesting. Did they promise to do so beforehand?
In any case, I’m not surprised the Soviets did something like this, but I guess the point is really “Why isn’t this more widespread?” And also: “why does this not happen with goals other than staying in power?” E.g. why has no one tried to pass a bill that says “Roko condition AND we implement this-and-this policy”. Because otherwise it seems that the stuff the Soviets did was motivated by something other than Roko’s basilisk.
Interesting. Did they promise to do so beforehand?
In any case, I’m not surprised the Soviets did something like this, but I guess the point is really “Why isn’t this more widespread?” And also: “why does this not happen with goals other than staying in power?” E.g. why has no one tried to pass a bill that says “Roko condition AND we implement this-and-this policy”. Because otherwise it seems that the stuff the Soviets did was motivated by something other than Roko’s basilisk.
It was not promised, but anyone who read the story of previous revolutions, like French one, could guess.