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> He claimed he was a communist — a Stalinist, even. He would engage in endless political debates during smoking breaks and drinking sessions. He dreamed of gra
by mullen 12y ago
> He claimed he was a communist — a Stalinist, even. He would engage in endless political debates during smoking breaks and drinking sessions. He dreamed of graduate school, an academic career and, one day, even leading a riot.
I am really glad this guys dream's got crushed by reality. He just sounds like a horrible person.
- rudolf0 12y agoCommunist is one thing, but I can't imagine anyone having any sympathy for a self-identified Stalinist. Would this article have painted him in the same light if he said "National Socialist" instead of "Stalinist"?
- palmer_eldritch 12y agoI would love the irony of a poor national socialist militant being a victim of discrimination in a foreign country.
- pavel_lishin 12y agoHe sounds annoying, but not necessarily horrible. I mean, as not-horrible as you can be while identifying yourself with one of the greatest mass-murderers and psychopaths of the 20th century.
- mullen 12y agoAgreed. At least he is not a follower of Mao, Hitler or Genghis Khan. Then he would be a really awful person.
- happyscrappy 12y agoThere are plenty of confused college students wearing Che shirts. Reality is quite the cure all.
- verisimilidude 12y agoI knew three insufferable card-carrying members of the communist party in college. Ten years later, all three of them wound up becoming highly paid lawyers. The world needs assholes.