I am a survivor of socialism and I blog here whenever I feel like it, sharing the truth and insights of being a hostage to socialism for the first 18 years of my life and having the courage to escape it.
I have journeyed from behind The Iron Curtain to FREEDOM and I will never give it up!
I write about my experiences, past and current, through my life, my eyes, my heart. I hope you find something that will resonate with you. If not now, maybe in the future.
Hendrick Smith, the legendary NYT reporter who spent significant time in the USSR and wrote about it, cites a famous joke of the cold, gloomy
“We don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teacher, leave them kids alone” I loved Brick
Hitler’s Germany attacked USSR on June 22, 1941. Kiev was bombed at 4 a.m. Once Nazis entered Kiev on September 19, 1941, the remaining population
The most lastingly vivid example of personal injustice literature and history offer us is the story of a twin-king who, for his personal security and
To say that I am depressed on the eve of my always important birthday is not to say anything at all. The country that I
The World Without a Smile The COVID19 situation, regardless of the negligible, possible, probable or inevitable threat to your health, introduced the idea into your
Resist Becoming an Useful Idiot Definition of Useful Idiot: a naive or credulous person who can be manipulated or exploited to advance a cause or
Resist Temptation to Blame President Trump for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis and everything else Chances are, you’ve been told he’s not your president
Resist False Idols and Ideologies This one I will demonstrate through an example. Barak Obama received Nobel Peace Prize as he was ascending to his
Resist Giving Away Your Rights As US citizens and legal residents, we are privileged to have a tremendous safety net of rights. They are each
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