The Truth about Communism, Gulags and the Left with Giles Udy

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[memisemyself]

As a young man, I joined the Socialist Party of Ireland. After attending two meetings, I left again because I realised that they were pure evil. The focus was about destroying the rich, rather than building up the poor, undermining the state and imposing their will on everyone.

[rofyle]

You know any leftist hearing this is plugging their fingers in their ears. "Nananana, we'll do it better, we'll do it right."

[svyn]

I am in the Merchant Navy and have been since 1982, back then I was a Deck Hand/AB. I traveled to destinations in the former Soviet Union extensively and witnessed life their at a unique level, as Sailors during the 80's and being ratings (not Officers) we were allowed a rather unique level of Liberty to move around. I visited Closed Cities such as Arkhangelsk. Believe me as a young man the life that the People had in these places had a profound effect on me. I recall I struck up a relationship with a Polish Girl in Gdansk as we were were on a regular run their loading Coal during the Miners strike. I was invited to her home so I got some tinned meat and fruit from the Cook to give to her and her family (Yes it was that bad, food was at a premium, fruit and tinned meat were only available at black market shops). When I reached her parents apartment the gratitude was embarrassing for such a simple gift as spam and tinned ham. However when I produced a pineapple her mother was reduced to Such was the gift that her parents called round the neighbors to "Look at the Pineapple" . The closest I can equate it too was that in the 80's the Soviet Union was pretty much the same as the the West in the 50's only worse. The oppression and cruelty these people suffered is incredible. The worst part is that in was done "In the name of the People" the irony is is that the Tyranny oppressed, terrorized and murdered in the name of the very people themselves. The worst thing you could be labelled as or accused of was "an enemy of the People" in other words not agreeing with the state. From my own perspective I see this more and more in the West, we have reached the state in our own so called democracies where you have to watch what your saying, otherwise your labelled, cancelled and yes even locked up for not having the agreed view. Even saying a silent prayer can have you banged up. were heading down a dangerous path.

[MrReubenTishkoff]

The Gulag Archipelago should be made mandatory reading all over the world, not just Russia.

[stephenpotts]

As a young man I was on a ship that went to Murmansk in 1977, at the height of the Cold War. Murmansk was a soviet city where people were sent from other parts of the Soviet Union because the state had a need for them to be there. I witnessed the people locked in their apartment blocks, queuing with food coupons to get a drink of orange juice, the most shoddy workmanship because no one took any pride it, the level of police suppression that kept the elites save, you could tell who the elites were, the women wore makeup, and 24/7 brainwashing. Back in the U.K. seeing Labour Party conferences where they call each other comrade and then sing the Red Flag has meant that despite a very working class back ground I have never voted Labour in my life.

[justinv]

What scares me to death is that there is a not so small group of people who either deny these atrocities happened or make comparisons and argue that capitalism has done even worse.

[Chuchaichu]

Please more talk on this topic.

I studied communism and Nazism, I heard horror stories from my family (Chinese here🙋🏻‍♀️) about how a corn grain looks like in human stomach when there are only two half transparent layers of tissues holding that grain in that starved human. No one wants to hear stories of casual cannibalism, I’ve read many.

You guys find it horrible that parents were pushed to decide which child to save under nazi rule, we had to deal with stories theming which child to eat under communism.

I immigrated to Europe a couple years ago and met self proclaimed communists... I felt so sick my soul puked blood.

I think one of the reasons why Nazism is talked about a lot while communism is not is because nazi story is still within the good-evil paradigm, but the communism stories are darker than the darkest humans can imagine, it is almost unspeakable.

You know you understand communism when you feel the synchronization of vertigo, nausea and pain the same time while not being able to relate it back to any of your past experiences.

[togsikmale]

My daughter studied political science and has never read „The Gulag Archipelago“. That’s the problem.

[sergkapitan]

Very very very very TRUE!!!! I am from Ukraine! Living now in Germany I tell this story all the time. People could not believe. To my luck my family too have made herself open to all things which they did not share much with us back then, because of the fear for our lives or at least for our normal being in that system even in

[JJHurst]

If this doesn’t frighten you, you’re not listening and you’re not paying attention to what’s happening around you.

[jameskostrewa]

I am Polish ... and that was your most fascinating interview to date .. AWESOME show you two have created ...PLEASE HAVE MORE HISTORIANS ON

[tomweickmann]

American here.
Terrific presentation.
Thumbs up and I shall subscribe.

[Anygodwilldo]

5 minutes and I am totally hooked on what this guy is saying

[sarahvegangarden]

You will own nothing and you will be happy: same lie, different day.

[jerribee]

This interview makes you understand what Klaus Schwab is all about.

[bunberrier]

Capitalism: Work, or starve
Communism : Work, and starve

[rofyle]

One of the extraordinary things I recently discovered is that most parents tried to shield their children from the worst of this. This has resulted in young Ukrainian and Russian adults now feeling nostalgic towards the Soviet Union, because all they remember are things like the cartoons, toys and television. They have heard the horror stories, but they have no memories from the experience of it

[jerryw]

I have met a few Russian immigrants in the United States. The last one I got to know was a child in the 1960's, orphaned and sent to the Chicago area. He was taken in by a farmer in Ohio. The man taught him to fly his crop duster. Incredible story, the guy was an experienced crop duster by the age of 14. He told me about the thousands of orphans in Russia in the 1950's and 60's. He told me Russia was not a good place to be when he was young. His story could be repeated by millions of oppressed Russian and people of Eastern Europe.

[wenshu]

Giles is such a lovely human being. Knowing he is walking around in the world reassures me.

[namwob]

I've watched so many of your broadcasts, but I think this one is the most important. It needs to be shared around. It made me sick at heart, but also encouraged me not to be silent. I'm 72, but I fear for the world that my children and grandchildren will live in if we stay silent.