I think part of it is that they seem to conflate the super secret projects with the ideologies of USSR itself. They're doing evil super-science not like the super-science that made Captain America. David Harbour's character is proud of the body counts they accomplish more than accomplishing specifically anti-capitalist things. It's what they're not saying.
I guess, but the dude does feel kind of betrayed by the bad guy and Russia as well at the same time.
I did also notice that the film is very much like "the evil USSR had a brainwashing program that turned people into soldiers" and that leaves a bad taste in my mouth when MKULTRA is literally a thing that exists.
I like the sound of that- how do they make it terrible?
He's kind of an ass but they don't really shit on the USSR at all.
Also I swear he says he's in jail for complaining about the actions of the party, which I can only assume was the revisionism lol
I think part of it is that they seem to conflate the super secret projects with the ideologies of USSR itself. They're doing evil super-science not like the super-science that made Captain America. David Harbour's character is proud of the body counts they accomplish more than accomplishing specifically anti-capitalist things. It's what they're not saying.
I guess, but the dude does feel kind of betrayed by the bad guy and Russia as well at the same time.
I did also notice that the film is very much like "the evil USSR had a brainwashing program that turned people into soldiers" and that leaves a bad taste in my mouth when MKULTRA is literally a thing that exists.
Jail? You mean :gulag: