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I think this is the most densely inaccurate comment I've seen on hackernews. It was hardly a Marxist government. Milosz was never rich. He wasn't allowed to mov
by Anderkent 9y ago
I think this is the most densely inaccurate comment I've seen on hackernews. It was hardly a Marxist government. Milosz was never rich. He wasn't allowed to move to Paris, only been sent there as a attache, until he ran away from the embassy and requested asylum.
- kafkaesq 9y agoWell, they were pretending to be Marxist at least. Which is about as pretty close as any modern state gets to actually being "Marxist".
- killjoywashere 9y agoOh, really? A colonel I worked for impressed on me the fundamental merit of always judging a situation by how a lance corporal (a young rifleman) would be treated in the same situation. It is a great way to mentally separate the effect of power and influence from the human issues involved. Imagine an impoverished Polish farmer irking the central government enough to earn him a summons to Warsaw. I rather doubt he would be chatting about his problems with the foreign minister's wife. Perhaps you are unaware of what it means to be an attache, but they are generally sent for a few years. They are most certainly moved to the country.