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Jan 12, 2022
3 minutes
MATTHEW NORMAN
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In the vexing matter of the New Year and the laval eruption of fresh optimism that supposedly comes with it, I cleave like a barnacle to the guidance of the late Enver Hoxha.
Addressing his people at the dawn of 1967, the Albanian dictator underscored a hard-won reputation for wanton cheeriness. He said, ‘This year will be harder than last year. On the other hand,’ continued Marxist-Leninism’s very own Mrs Mopp, ‘it will be easier than next year.’
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