The American Soviet Mentality

In this week’s Hold my Drink + Counterweight podcast, we speak with Izabella Tabarovsky. Izabella is a Russian immigrant whose article, The American Soviet Mentality (among many others), was paramount in framing our ideas on the current American experience. The collective demonization and polarization that has captured our country has frightening parallels to Izabella’s experiences behind the “Iron Curtain” in the Soviet Union. Join us as we discuss black American consciousness, viewpoint diversity, and collective mentalities. All discussed with a chaser of civility, of course, and an herbal tea, bourbon, mimosa and watermelon vodka.

To read a recap of the conversation and additional thoughts, and to see what we are each reading, visit our post The American Soviet Mentality on Substack or on the Hold my Drink website. You can also watch the conversation on the Hold my Drink YouTube page.