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WATCH: Jon Stewart Skewers Tucker Carlson Over Russia Trip, Backs Off Biden to Dem Delight [10:17 | Feb 21 2024 | The Hill] (www.youtube.com)
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Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave react to John Stewart's recent commentary on Tucker Carlson.

Short Summary

  1. Late night comedians, including John Stewart, criticized Tucker Carlson for his positive review of Russia, accusing him of failing to understand the darker side of the Russian State.
  2. Chris Cuomo commented on the segment, pointing out the hypocrisy of Democrats who were upset with Stewart for criticizing Biden but cheered when he made fun of Carlson.
  3. Tucker defended himself against accusations of being a tool of the Kremlin, sharing a story about Boris Johnson demanding a million dollars for an interview.
  4. The discussion touched on the importance of public transportation as a government-run service that should be efficient and beneficial to taxpayers.
  5. Stewart was criticized for praising Moscow's subway system, with the argument that having poor public transportation is not a price of freedom but a public service that should be well-maintained and accessible to all.
  6. The conversation highlighted the need for realistic assessments of different countries' living conditions and infrastructure.
  7. Comparisons were made between the average American home size and indoor plumbing availability compared to Russia.
  8. The speaker discussed food costs and income allocation towards food purchases in Russia.
  9. The importance of historical movements leading to public infrastructure development and income equality measures like Medicare and Social Security was emphasized.
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[–] simplejack 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Her commentary about the subway was really concerning and shows that she either took zero time to do a modicum of research about Stalin’s subways, or she’s intentionally trying to be disingenuous.

Stalin’s subways were by no means a Russian version of Roosevelt‘a WPA projects. They were famously built with a lot of forced labor from gulags. And the gulags famously contained lots of politician prisoners, POWs, people with “individualistic tendencies,” etc.

And they were built to signal that Soviet communism could do big things. But like many big things under authoritarian rule, there is often a lot of pain and suffering hidden behind the shining facade.