Mason

OK.

OK.

So it was a way to create a system where people were so dependent on the state.

So it was a way to create a system where people were so dependent on the state.

That's a level of control that's hard to wrap your head around.

That's a level of control that's hard to wrap your head around.

Hold on. I need a minute to process all this.

Hold on. I need a minute to process all this.

We've gone from praising the Paris Commune to terror by starvation in what feels like 10 minutes.

We've gone from praising the Paris Commune to terror by starvation in what feels like 10 minutes.

It's like looking into the abyss of history and seeing how this idealistic vision for a better society can twist into something monstrous.

It's like looking into the abyss of history and seeing how this idealistic vision for a better society can twist into something monstrous.

Oh, no, there's more.

Oh, no, there's more.

I don't know if I'm ready for this.

I don't know if I'm ready for this.

Yeah, pretty messed up stuff.

Yeah, pretty messed up stuff.

Passive resistance. So like not being revolutionary enough.

Passive resistance. So like not being revolutionary enough.