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Dated: 2024-12-05. Added: 2024-12-05. Alternate title: “After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing, Americans Express Frustration With Health Insurance Industry”.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In Russian it's called "расстрельная должность", which means position, where firing squad eventually visits you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Generally in English they'd usually be called "A Patsy" or "Strawman" - someone disposable to do the unpleasant work, whom nobody will particularly miss.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That's not what I meant. Position, not person, which everyone leaves by being killed(in soviet times) or imprisoned(now).

EDIT: or falling out of window