Most hilariously stupid political happenings?

[TRoaches]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE2M7g_IWSE

[JimboUK]

God help us all.

 

This is good, it's a former Soviet citizen trying to put the "Occupy" people straight, it starts with an Anarchist who seems to be fond of communism and goes downhill from there.

 

[TRoaches]

@jim_uk: I have a family member by marriage who grew up in the USSR and that video reminds me of listening to him talk. Americans who claim to be communists and speak admirably about communism set him off big time. He is fascinating to listen to as he describes what life was like there. To be honest I was always skeptical of the stories about how bad Soviet life really was and figured that much of what we learned in school about the bleakness of life in Russia was patriotic propaganda. He says that it really was unbelievably bad, to the point of being comical at times. He is a very good natured and friendly and he laughs about the absurdity of the rationing and corruption and bribery and all of that, but he really has no tolerance for self-proclaimed communists who have never actually experienced communism in action. One of the most interesting things that he describes is the fact that, before leaving the country, they really thought that they had it good because they had nothing to compare it to. They used to mock us "poor Americans" because we "suffered" under capitalism. It could be said that the kid in the video has a sort of inverse of that misconception, in that he does not realize how good he has it here because he likely has little or no experience living in a communist system.

 

It is interesting that sometimes the most patriotic people you meet are immigrants. He's not the type to wave flags around in parades or wear his patriotism on his sleeve, and he is extremely critical of our policy trends and our politicians in general, but he truly does have a deep appreciation for living here. Every self-proclaimed American communist should spend some time with an opinionated Russian expat.

Edited July 11, 2013 by TRoaches

[JimboUK]

I can't understand what the fascination with communism is, it's never worked where it's been tried, it defies human nature and to function must be oppressive. These people wouldn't be able to protest about anything under communist rule, they'd be disappeared by men in long coats.

[rizon72]

God help us all.

 

This is good, it's a former Soviet citizen trying to put the "Occupy" people straight, it starts with an Anarchist who seems to be fond of communism and goes downhill from there.

 

I love that video, he's also done a few other videos as well. Reminds me of my first real interaction with someone from a communist country, a history teacher's mother, who was visiting from Poland. She was amazed at a small grocery story, she had never seen so much food in one place in all her life (and that was only twenty years ago).

[Platton]

The once where he is in greek is the best.

 

Where they build a sideway, and then there is this rock and the sideway stops, and behind the rock it just continues.

 

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