Ezra Klein logo Ezra Klein 4 weeks ago

Communism is rice, but dictatorship is caviar

From an interview with Barbara Demwick, author of the new book “Nothing to Envy,” a look at everyday life in North Korea. It was Kim Il Sung who used to say, “Communism is rice,” meaning the system would succeed by giving the people enough to eat. Full Article at Ezra Klein

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