Well, she's a bad owner for not taking into account the specific needs of her apex predator; like a lot of physical activity and access to a fresh Weyland-Yutani crew on a regular basis.
By the way, what's this one barcode, "X4t-2-y34rs-4g0"?
I must have failed to convey what I meant. What bothers me is actually framing the report as what it isn't, not how close to the truth it is. Honestly, if you said something like "the CIA was already collecting comments on what life under Stalin was in the fifties", I wouldn't take issue with it.
I'm genuinely too pooped to entertain you any longer, but beware, I'll be there next time 🤓
Sorry to reply so late, the flu launched a surprise attack on me yesterday.
I know that it's difficult to make people read, and they're not always to blame. At the end of a day struggling for bread, they'd rather have games, the machine works perfectly.
But it's not a valid reason to manipulate and misinform them. I've been reading your comments for some times now, and I'm inclined to believe that you seek to make comrades out of those you interact with (and also the bystanders); such a relationship must be based on factual informations and honesty. Otherwise, you take the risk of seeing those you've convinced cast into question your truthfulness about other topics should they take a look into the nature of that report; worse, it could push them away from socialism...
History books might be less efficient than pointing at the enemy and saying "look, even they admit [thing]", but it's factual and difficult for an honest person to attack.
The CIA’s later report seems to more be the “official line” rather than genuine analysis IMO.
Be it toeing the party line or genuinely believing it, they weren't able to poach someone from the politburo (in the fifties at least, as they admit; counter-intelligence in the USSR was impressive at the time), they had no first-hand information on which to base their opinion.
I guess the grammar and coherence of this comment is subpar, but, erm, second language + flu = this 😞
For Stalin, the CIA didn't think him a dictator.
I'm once again nitpicking on this because it prodigiously bothers me: the CIA collected and compiled comments from an informant. This is the nature of the document you have linked, not their opinion on the matter, not a statement from them, nothing of the sort.
Please, you have a bunch of books from reputable historians to mention and take quotes from, stop using this "unevaluated" information report as a proof of the CIA thinking this or that.
Edit:
Here's what they had to say about "stalinism" two years after the linked report in an analysis (Titoism and Soviet Communism):
This term is used to denote the teachings of Marx, Engels and Lenin as dogmatically interpreted by Stalin, and as imposed by him on the International Communist Movement.
The term denotes in particular the theory and practice connected with Stalin's personal dictatorship -- "one man rule" -- over the CPSU, the Soviet State, and -- under the guise of "the leading role" of the CPSU -- over the International Communist Movement as a whole.
As a matter of fact, the CIA did think him a dictator at the time.
Where do you live for beans and lentils to be that expensive?
Can't say I'm surprised, but still disappointed.
Okay, real shit: I'm looking at all these memes, and it's crazy how much I relate to them.
So yeah, I think I want to kiss boys.
(In all seriousness, I have an appointment for an ADHD diagnosis soon[ish], triggered by relatable memes 😅)
Would it be worse than a klan member sculpting four ugly mugs on a sacred site?
🎶I did the Jan. 6
And I got shot by the deputy
Boohoo-hoo🎶
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