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nothing to see here folks let's move on shall we

• ProllyInfamous 11mo ago
  >"We know that they are lying, >they know that they are lying, >they even know that we know they are lying, >we also know that they know we know they are lying too, >they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, >BUT THEY ARE STILL LYING. >The lie has become not just moral category, but the pillar industry of this country [Russia]." —Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn on vranyo [0] emphasis/formatting mine [0] https://www.amazon.com/Gulag-Archipelago-1918-1956-Investigation-Solzhenitsyn/dp/B00IGYS8VK/ https://www.amazon.com/Gulag-Archipelago-1918-1956-Investiga...
  • skinnymuch 11mo ago
    That was such a bad book. Seeing how much of it is incorrect, made up, exaggerated etc. I never would have had much interest in the Soviet Union until I read a few trash books including that one that are hyped by westerners. Though that quote is pretty good. Works well for liberal democracies in modern times
    • ProllyInfamous 11mo ago
      Which book is, in your opinion, a more accurate portrayal? I love differing perspectives, am retired, and will read it.