May you live in interesting times

[timelets]

I'd never thought that I'd see conversations between bewildered fanatics in the US this close. Throughout Trump presidency I felt that calling these people трамповатa was a bit rude; that they were just confused, mostly harmless middle-aged men who happen to be mentally stuck in the Soviet/anti-soviet dichotomy of their youth. Maybe it made them feel younger and more at home with their life skills. But guess what? They are true трамповата. They live in the US, but mentally they are working remotely from the USSR, a country and society that exist only in their memories. Bergson was right. Wow.

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[timelets]

Interesting. Cubans probably have much worse because the Castro regime is alive and you can almost see it just across the Straits.

[ppk_ptichkin]

Well, Stalin is also alive.. from a certain point of view.

[timelets]

I wonder who's more alive today: Stalin, Castro or Trump? :)

[ppk_ptichkin]

:)