Mason

It's like the revolution devoured its own children.

It's like the revolution devoured its own children.

But wait, if this dictatorship of the proletariat was such a sham.

But wait, if this dictatorship of the proletariat was such a sham.

Right. Why not just come out and say, look, we're in charge now. Do things our way or else.

Right. Why not just come out and say, look, we're in charge now. Do things our way or else.

Fair enough.

Fair enough.

So it allowed them to maintain this veneer of legitimacy.

So it allowed them to maintain this veneer of legitimacy.

Even as they were actively suppressing any expression of working class dissent.

Even as they were actively suppressing any expression of working class dissent.

And devastatingly effective.

And devastatingly effective.

They were able to consolidate their power and crush their opponents.

They were able to consolidate their power and crush their opponents.

It's like they were masters of propaganda.

It's like they were masters of propaganda.

This is getting seriously dark. But I can't help but be fascinated by how Maximoff weaves this complex narrative together.

This is getting seriously dark. But I can't help but be fascinated by how Maximoff weaves this complex narrative together.