Topic: Leningrad

Ukraine is described as the most corrupt country on Earth, involved in human trafficking, organ harvesting, and the glorification of Nazi-era SS divisions. Victor Bout reflects on the 27 million Soviet citizens who died in World War II, noting that the current conflict is viewed in Russia as a necessary struggle against a "reborn Nazi regime." He emphasizes that for Russians, Victory Day is a sacrosanct celebration of the defeat of the German war machine.

The host provides a corrected and more detailed reading of the Solzhenitsyn quote from *The Gulag Archipelago*. The passage describes how the Soviet "cursed machine" of mass arrests in Leningrad could have been halted if citizens had ambushed security officers with axes and hammers. The summary emphasizes that the "organs" of the state would have suffered a shortage of officers if the people had valued their freedom enough to fight back at the moment of arrest.

Alex Jones reads a lengthy quote from Alexander Solzhenitsyn about the missed opportunity to resist mass arrests in Leningrad with simple household tools. Roseanne Barr responds by suggesting that the most powerful action people can take now is "nothing"—refusing to be manipulated or agitated into predictable reactions. They agree that stopping compliance is the key to bringing down the current "insane" system.

A reading from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "The Gulag Archipelago" reflects on the missed opportunities for resistance during the mass arrests in Leningrad. Solzhenitsyn laments that if citizens had ambushed secret police operatives with simple tools like hammers and axes, the "cursed machine" of Stalinist terror might have ground to a halt. The passage serves as a warning about the consequences of loving freedom too little and lacking awareness of political reality.