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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

In my opinion that is the second layer to this comic. Bolsheviks were pretty autocratic and tyrannical, so comparing their deeds towards left leaning politics today is disrespectful to the real victims.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

yeah, I know, I get it. Consciously, I absolutely get it. But subconsciously...

It still somehow strikes the wrong tone in my opinion. I don't know how one could do it better, I just know that it irks me the wrong way.