Yesterday, the LGBTQ+ society of Goldsmiths University, emitted a series of tweets defending the educational value and ‘compassion’ of Soviet Gulags. Writing to ‘clarify what a gulag is’, the group sought to demonstrate that to send a friend, family member, or stranger to the gulag ‘is actually a compassionate, non-violent course of action’.
It turns out that gulags – sometimes referred to as death camps – offered a chance to gain skills and ‘move up the ranks’!
The tweets have since been deleted and as of this morning, LGBTQ+ Gold ‘are protecting our tweets temporarily for the sake of safeguarding’. Given that the number of people who died in the Gulag between 1933 and 1945, while both Stalin and Hitler were in power, is estimated to be around the million mark, it’s probably for the best.
Britain’s best politics newsletters
You get two free articles each week when you sign up to The Spectator’s emails.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Comments
Join the debate for just £1 a month
Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for £3.
UNLOCK ACCESS Just £1 a monthAlready a subscriber? Log in