OMG, I thought Tucker Carlson’s visit to Moscow was reasonable until I saw his latest horse-shit videos

Is he dumb, playing dump, or manipulating his fellow American citizens as if they are idiots?

So I thought his interview with Putin was okay, both in its intent and the outcome. By intent, I’m referring to my unwavering support of free speech, even if it involves giving voice to the most divisive and controversial individuals on Earth. As for the outcome, it exposed, although not necessarily revealing anything new, Putin’s megalomania, which is tragically destroying not one, but several nations concurrently. I think the interview will quickly fade into irrelevance.

Then Carlson recorded a video, praising the cleanness and beauty of one of Moscow’s subway stations and comparing it to the filthy West. He mentions how it was built during the Stalin era. He explains that he’s not endorsing Stalin (thanks for clarifying), but this, but that. How is Russia, the supposed mafia state, so good and clean, and the West is not?

How Carlson tried to add depth to this trivial subway observation is so dumb. Or manipulative. Or both.

There are so many obvious explanations.

First, Moscow’s metro system is famous indeed for its architecture and depth (as in literal depth). Yeah, Stalin was as good at murdering millions as he was at constructing grandiose structures that were supposed to show off the glory of the Soviet state. Bloodthirsty dictators are capable of digging and erecting — not exactly shocking. Mafia bosses are also capable of building mansions and collecting art. Moscow’s metro is just one of the legacies of the Soviet state and many of its stations happen to be genuinely beautiful. There is not much point in comparing it to the Western equivalents. And there is certainly no point in politizing this comparison.

Regarding cleanliness, well, yes, indeed, the countries of the socialist bloc lacked the extremes often observed in the West. They were drab, colorless, and poor but there were fewer ghetto neighborhoods. Extreme poverty was rare. The entire purpose of the socialist system was to make everyone equal. As a result, everyone was…