Mason

We'll explore the long term consequences of Lenin's vision.

We'll explore the long term consequences of Lenin's vision.

All right. So we're back and I'm still processing all that stuff about terror by starvation.

All right. So we're back and I'm still processing all that stuff about terror by starvation.

Maximoff really lays it out. You know, those connections between ideology and action.

Maximoff really lays it out. You know, those connections between ideology and action.

Actually played out in the real world.

Actually played out in the real world.

But I feel like we've only just scratched the surface.

But I feel like we've only just scratched the surface.

Because Maximoff takes us beyond just those immediate consequences.

Because Maximoff takes us beyond just those immediate consequences.

That this wasn't just some like phase or, you know, necessary evil on the road to utopia.

That this wasn't just some like phase or, you know, necessary evil on the road to utopia.

It was baked into the case.

It was baked into the case.

So he's saying this wasn't just a case of good intentions gone wrong.

So he's saying this wasn't just a case of good intentions gone wrong.

That's a bold claim.

That's a bold claim.