for what it is worth, relative to my own limited vision, there was no huge win to have. there possibly, probably, wasnt even a small win to have. the cost was & is already immense.

maybe the huge win is that he wasn't assassinated like he could've been. that he hung on long enough for the climate to change.

i can speak a little more to the journalism side of things, re: journalists, this wasnt a warning shot. you dont even get into this type of work if you already arent somewhat even mildly aware of what you are gonna be coming up against while severely underpaid with zero assurances. even simply covering town hall meetings ~> the amount of enemies, abuse, & shit you will take