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The one thing that keeps me going through the fall of the US is the knowledge that despite all, there are still lots of happy people in Russia and China. Peopl
by coldpie 8mo ago
The one thing that keeps me going through the fall of the US is the knowledge that despite all, there are still lots of happy people in Russia and China. People live their lives under those single-party authoritarian regimes, and many of them are happy. Maybe I can be happy here, too.
- krapp 8mo ago“He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.”
- actionfromafar 8mo agoI think that's exactly how Russia operates, sadly. Vodka helps, I guess.