“Abuse of power comes as no surprise.” Reading up on the GULAG.

Annie Clark aka St. Vincent - She actually did an interview where she talked about Stalin and it’s as bad as you’d think.

How much podcast and audiobook listening do you typically do?

I’m obsessed with podcasts and audiobooks. I probably listen to more audiobooks than I do music. I mean, I certainly listen to music — for enjoyment, for research, for just making sure I know what is happening. Luckily, maybe because I’m a musician, I can retain a lot of information that comes through on the auditory side. I mean, I’ve really been brushing up on my Stalin.

You’ve brushed up on your Stalin?

It makes me feel much better about where we are today. Because they had it bad.

It’s pretty bad now.

It’s really bad now. But it was worse. I’ll go ahead and say it was worse in Stalin’s Russia. So there we are. That makes me feel bright and sunny. I’ve been on a real Stasi Gulag Stalin kick for the past many months. Cold war, espionage — all of it.

https://archive.vn/Ci86Z

  • LeninWalksTheWorld [any]
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    2 years ago

    I’ll go ahead and say it was worse in Stalin’s Russia

    wow so brave. It was worse to live in a unindustrialized backwater that was recovering from invasion and civil war than it is to live 100 years later in a modern western service economy where your every want is catered to. Thank you liberalism for your insightful conclusions.

    • Grimble [he/him,they/them]
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      2 years ago

      How brave for her to realize this injustice (90 years after it ended), absorb these dangerous ideas (that will never apply to her life or surroundings) and speak out against evil! (from the comfort of her million-dollar home) Take out the parentheses and you get what the average Authoritarianism-mongerer hears

    • frogbellyratbone_ [e/em/eir, any]
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      2 years ago

      been reading through the comments and trying to give st. vincent a break because i like her music.

      your comment broke me. she's legit fucking clueless and has no critical thought

      • ElChapoDeChapo [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        :meow-hug:

        :doomer: if it make you feel any better, one of my favorite bands did a promotional collaboration with :billionaire-tears: years ago

          • OgdenTO [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            I can't believe Yung Chomsky sampled Jeffrey Epstein of all people