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He liked all things corn and corn-fed so it makes sense that he had fun in Iowa.

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[–] BlueMagaChud@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

what's with communist leaders and Iowa? this corn obsessed fool specifically visited there and Xi Jinping lived there for a bit. Are they communing with the ghost of Tom Joad?

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Industrialized agriculture... it's what @JoeySteel@hexbear.net would've wanted (except the corn-boy himself, lmao)... stalin-shining

[–] theposterformerlyknownasgood@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If Stalin didn't want Khrushchev to take over he shouldn't have left the central committee in such a woeful fucking state.

[–] Greenleaf@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For all his faults, Khrushchev is the Soviet General Secretary is the who I think would be the most fun to hang out with for a night.

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He got where he did by being the most shameless panderer to ever walk the Earth, so he could probably do a good job of getting along with the average person

[–] theposterformerlyknownasgood@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He got where he was by hanging on to Lazar Kaganovich for dear fucking life

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago
[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

Khrushchev was still traumatized because he was reminded of Stalin’s belly after the spoon incident