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friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts) Mon Nov 25, 2019, 01:51 PM Nov 2019

The sole and only difference I can see between Lavrenti Beria and Bill Barr is...

Beria was an ephebophile who was a ruthless henchman for a megalomaniac

Bill Barr is a ruthless henchman for an ephebophile megalomaniac

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The sole and only difference I can see between Lavrenti Beria and Bill Barr is... (Original Post) friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 OP

Always good to learn new vocabulary. Mme. Defarge Nov 2019 #1

Don't compare Beriya to Barr jmowreader Nov 2019 #2

If he's *that* stupid, he'll eventually trip himself up... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 #3

Mme. Defarge

(8,027 posts)

1. Always good to learn new vocabulary.

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Original post)

Mon Nov 25, 2019, 01:54 PM

Nov 2019

jmowreader

(50,553 posts)

2. Don't compare Beriya to Barr

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Original post)

Mon Nov 25, 2019, 03:26 PM

Nov 2019

Beriya was very skilled at his job. He was ruthless and efficient.

Barr is a supreme dumbass.

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

3. If he's *that* stupid, he'll eventually trip himself up...

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 25, 2019, 07:03 PM

Nov 2019

...if he hasn't already (ATM, I'd give 70/30 odds that he has and we just haven't heard about it yet.

Time to refurb John Mitchell's various cells. Gotta respect history, even if Barr has hasn't...

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