Ivan Drago hates socialism

Ivan Drago hates socialism. The guy who played the Soviet super-boxer in Rocky III is actually a freedom-lover who fled the Swedish utopia. “Well, my dad was the one who said, ‘Listen if you wanna be somebody, you gotta go to America because here, this country [Sweden] sucks.'” Today, we’re kinda switching places, with President Bumbles bringing Euro-style failure here while Sweden cuts taxes. Dolph may someday advise his kids to move to less red pastures.

Bonfire of the Absurdities: After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.

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