Chapter Ninety-Eight: Happiness Gives Birth to Sorrow
(1st Update)
If there is a perfect interpretation of the self-contradiction, it is what the US government has done in the past three days. First, he praised the United States as a country that is free to express itself without being banned, and the irony is completely different from that of the largest centralized country on the European continent.
However, three days later, the Soviet propaganda film "Who is the Dictator" was ruthlessly banned by the US government after only one day of airing on major television stations. The reason, of course, is to maliciously smear and slander the US regime, and the government has asked television stations not to broadcast the video again. Although some TV stations complained slightly, they still chose to withdraw it.
Only Texas TV stations said that they were free and right to broadcast what programs, as long as they did not violate the country's constitution, not to mention that this propaganda film was about the public history of the United States, what did they need to retract?
So the people of Texas said that as long as the police of the U.S. government could shake the laws of Texas and the weapons in the hands of the people, then they would obediently remove the video of the TV station.
The actions of the people of Texas are undoubtedly like a resounding slap in the face of the American government, but it also makes the people of the world at least see one thing clearly, the American news media is not completely free, and they are also under the strict supervision of the government. Who wants to talk about freedom of speech in the U.S. news media in the future? Eat me first and give me a communist punishment.
This time, the Bush administration suffered at least two losses: First, as soon as it said that it would be perfect for freedom of speech, it broke its promise to ban its opponent's propaganda film, and second, it did not dare to directly ask the arrogant Texas television station to ban the news, which was undoubtedly a very humiliating thing for the US Government.
Even in Moscow, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Comrade Yanayev, General Secretary of the Soviet Union, sent a congratulatory telegram gloatingly, saying that the people of Texas were the hope for freedom and democracy in the United States.
Poor Director Robert once again became the target of the angry President Bush, and this time it was not a simple rebuke but a bitter scolding, directly scolding him for not doing things well, and it was better to let a pig sit in the position of director of the CIA.
The task of the power-mocking United States was finally accomplished, and Comrade Surkov, who had not slept well for several days, was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. He rested at home for two days, and on the third day he received a call from Yanayev asking Surkov to bring his staff with him, and he had set up a celebration banquet for them in the Kremlin.
They were a little flattered by the general secretary's direct suggestion, and these people who had never seen other high-ranking Kremlin leaders except Surkov were a little overwhelmed, and they even cautiously asked what kind of clothes Surkov would have to dress in order to talk and laugh with the general secretary at that time.
Surkov's answer is casual, don't be too nervous, you're dealing with one of the most easy-going leaders out there, but not the team members who have heard of the Kremlin's name as a cruel tyrant.
However, the affinity shown by Yanayev at the banquet was indeed unexpected by the team, and these young people who liked to indulge in the vast literary classics, and did not raise their heads to look at Soviet politics for the first time, unexpectedly found that this leader was not as terrible as rumored to society, but like a kind elder, telling them about his life experience.
It wasn't a big celebration of the meeting, except for Surkov and his team, Yanayev and Pavlov, but the weight of the two top Soviet leaders was far greater than the others.
"Let's relax, don't be too dull. All of you here are comrades you know, haha, apart from me and Comrade Pavlev, there are no outsiders. Try to feel like a party of friends, I don't want to be called a stereotypical and boring guy in the Kremlin. ”
Yanayev held the wine glass, and the kind appearance he showed made those present who had not experienced a big scene secretly breathe a sigh of relief and gradually put their hearts at ease.
"You have all seen your achievements, and you have dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the US imperialists and given confidence to the Soviet people. Here, on behalf of the country, I would like to thank you for your contributions. We will not attribute your contributions to the name of a single leader, but you are working in a down-to-earth manner to save our ideals and our great socialist construction. ”
Yanayev bowed slightly to the young men, which flattered them a little, and a leader of a country bowed to ordinary people, which was unprecedented before him. What kind of high-ranking Soviet leader was willing to bow his noble head to the masses. During their long years in power, they seemed to have forgotten one thing, that the power of the Soviets came from the people, and that their power came from the people.
"President Yanayev, I feel that you are not as cruel as folklore, you are a very kind and kind leader." One of the guys, whose IQ was not proportional to his EQ, suddenly said these somewhat taboo words, and Surkov, who had just taken a sip of red wine, almost spit on the table when he heard this.
Comrade Pavlov on the side was a little dumbfounded, and at the same time gloated at how Yanayev answered this tricky question.
Yanayev was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this young man to speak so directly, but he still nodded to him, smiled and said, "Young man, you have the courage to ask a question that everyone wants to know the answer to but dare not ask. Whether I am a tyrannical monarch or not depends on who I am dealing with, and if I am facing the enemy of the Soviet people, you will see a cold-blooded and cruel tyrant. If it's the people I want to protect, then what you see is an amiable leader. ”
Yanayev's answer was watertight, and in fact, he has always carried out this belief after the crossing, serving the people and fighting for communism.
Yanayev's words were agreed by everyone, and Surkov, who was still worried just now, finally breathed a sigh of relief, he raised his head and looked at Yanayev cautiously, who knew that the other party's gaze also happened to be intertwined with him, Yanayev just smiled at him, as if he didn't care at all, he raised his glass and said, "Let me toast tonight for the first step of the great victory." ”
"Cheers!" Everyone stood up and banged together with their glasses of passion.
After the others toasted, they returned to each other's positions, completely relieved of the psychological pressure, and this time the drinking party was a gathering between friends. Looking at these energetic young people, Yanayev felt a little emotional, if only the object of his crossing was Putin.
There's a lot more you can do when you're younger.
If you are younger, the situation will not be worse than it is now.
However, Yanayev's happiness did not last long, and the Minister of Defense Yazov, who suddenly rushed in, startled everyone present, he glanced at Yanayev with a gloomy face, and took a step closer to Yanayev and whispered, "I'm sorry, General Secretary Yanayev, something happened in Chechnya." ”
With a clang, the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground, and even Yanayev himself could not believe that Chechnya would jump out and rebel at this juncture.
"Let's take a step to speak." Yanayev, who was pale, walked out with Yazov and closed the door by the way.