Certainly an easy way to cull the population

These aren't to keep an eye on people sneaking in, they're to catch people escaping out.

You are not alone :)

It always kind of blows my mind when landlords do dodgy repairs. You're halfassing your own property. Short sighted pennynpinching that'll bite you in the ass down the road.

Easily one of the best movie speeches of all time. I remember seeing it in a theater in NYC when it was first released, and the entire auditorium went apeshit.

Obligatory "we've investigated ourselves and found we've done nothing wrong." Unfortunately, expect more executions "incidents".

Tbh I've kind of suspected this might be the outcome.

"Wasn't me!"

• Trump, probably

Tbf, Maoism was certainly more aligned with communist principles, though with their entering into the global capitalist marketplace they've certainly morphed quite a bit. They still maintain a unilateral top down structure and control, while allowing their citizens to benefit from certain elements of capitalism.

My favorite activity for a minute now is to ask people the definitions and differences between socialism and communism. It's entertaining.

Absolutely, its funny as hell, even in its prescience.