cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1338851

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  • Commiejones [comrade/them, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    In this hypothetical wouldn't the boogies and Kulacks would be in Gulags already? A bunch would be willing to sign on if it meant they might get an early release after the war. No draft necessary.

    • StalinForTime [comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      I'm really not convinced that they would normally prefer to fight fascists on the front lines than to stay in a gulag, uncomfortable as the latter might be.