OK the Soviet Gulag Was Bigger and Worse. Feel Better Now?

4 Responses to OK the Soviet Gulag Was Bigger and Worse. Feel Better Now?

1. Tom Parmenter says:

   November 8, 2005 at 4:51 pm

   Maybe it would be okay if we just called it an “archipelago”, and skipped that controversial “gulag” part.

   Little islands popping up here and there filled with non-existent prisoners. Of course, since they don’t exist, they have no rights.
2. Tom Parmenter says:

   November 8, 2005 at 4:52 pm

   Maybe it would be okay if we just called it an “archipelago”, and skipped that controversial “gulag” part.

   Little islands popping up here and there filled with non-existent prisoners. Of course, since they don’t exist, they have no rights.
3. Mojo says:

   November 8, 2005 at 9:43 pm

   As Volokh says, there are degrees of evil and its important to distinguish between them. How else would you know that torture of a few dozen people isn’t worth even a blog post, torture of a hundred or so qualifies for a post but requires that the problem be declared inconsequential, torture of hundreds or thousands qualifies for a post stating that it should be investigated (but not by the Justice Department!) but its still not that bad by comparison with the worst atrocities in human history, etc. I wonder what the exact number is that would prompt him to regret giving thousands of dollars to elect the man responsible?
4. Liu Wangming says:

   November 8, 2005 at 11:08 pm

   Yet another CIA leak? Is the CIA on the side of the U.S. or is this a rogue attempt to damage the U.S.?

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