The news today, in part, deals with the “confessions” and show trial of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s dissidents.
The world has seen these confessions and trials before.
There’s a new book out, The Stalin Epigram, by Robert Littell which depicts the Soviet judicial system in the 1930s, especially the way torture, “confessions,” and show trials were used to cleanse the system of dissidents.
One wonders, Dear Gentle Reader(s), how the religious leaders in Iran cannot see the parallels between their treatment of their countrymen and the way Stalin treated his countrymen during his regime.
There is a difference in magnitude, but not in historical similarity.
Trust, but verify.
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