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Back to EpisodesAnimal Farm, Joseph Stalin, and . . . Keir Starmer?
Season 1
Episode 236
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Description
My friend Miguel Lopez returns to the show, taking a break from his Ph.D studies of World War II to help me understand how Animal Farm by George Orwell creates a fictional portrayal of Stalin and Stalinism. We also answer a listener's question about whether the memes referring to British Prime Minister (for now) Keir Starmer as "Keir Stalin" are making fair criticisms of his policies, or if this is just social media ragebait.