tomasz@lemmy.ml to the_dunk_tank • 1 year ago„Gulags were for the rich only”imagemessage-square13 fedilinkarrow-up163
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minus-squareNakoichi [they/them]hexbear82·1 year agoNo, they were also for reactionaries and other criminals, it's literally just the name of the soviet prison bureau. The gulag system was also way more humane than the modern prison system in the US. link
minus-squareNakoichi [they/them]hexbear52·1 year agoThis is why one of the first books I always recommend to new leftists is Blood In My Eye. The US prison system is one of seral focal points for revolutionary organizing. Almost everyone knows someone who went to prison. link
No, they were also for reactionaries and other criminals, it's literally just the name of the soviet prison bureau.
The gulag system was also way more humane than the modern prison system in the US.
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This is why one of the first books I always recommend to new leftists is Blood In My Eye. The US prison system is one of seral focal points for revolutionary organizing. Almost everyone knows someone who went to prison.