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Similarities are striking indeed, right to the execution by totalitarian government. At least she got called out on her idiocy.

In some ways nazis merely aped catholic church: - Synod of Elvira prohibited marriages between Jews and christians, nazis did the same ( Law for Protection of German Blood and German Honor, 1935) - Synod of Clermont prohibited Jews from holding public offices, nazis did the same ( Law for the...

There is no reasoning with such people just as there is no reasoning with right wingers in Poland.

Michał Rauszer Bastards of serfdom. History of Peasants Rebellions. Despite the title book is more about passive than active resistance and multitude of ways in which it was perpetrated.

USSR did have problem with totalitarianism, terror, starvation, forced industrialization and being theocracy*. It had numerous other problems as well but in no way it can be showed as country where liberalism was allowed to run freely. I mean Soviet citizens weren't exactly free to live as they...

Nice to know.

Why stop at helicopters? Aircraft carriers would be even better.

Truly fascists villainy know no bounds. What will they demand next? Socialized healthcare? ;)

And here I thought that Poland is bad with it's overt religiosity in politicians.

The Onion cries after seeing this headline knowing that whatever satire they will make it will pale before real life.

Or at least stop being pigs. Country will only improve without you in police force.

No honor among thieves.

Liberals. Always threatening with a good time ;)

Is anyone surprised? Trump doing some idiotic and appalling shit is day like every day.

Tax cuts for the wealthiest and corporations perhaps. Number mentioned certainly seem titanic and not in a good way. [...]Passed on a party-line vote, the tax cut is the signature legislative accomplishment of President Trump's first term. He had campaigned hard for the measure, promising it...

Varlam Shalamov (author of Kolyma Tales and GULag survivor) wrote that There is a much that a man should not see, should not know, and if he should see it, it is better for him to die. Was he right? Wrong? Or it entirely depend on person and circumstances of said person life?

Eichmann: His Life and Crimes by David Cesarani.

The Light that Failed: A Reckoning by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes is worth reading. It's interesting take on success of populists in Poland and Hungary and quite good info on Putin policy.