tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post8094353411170109155..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Reliving MistakesDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-9051706004101259782009-07-06T09:34:34.224-07:002009-07-06T09:34:34.224-07:00I thought one of the commenters made a fair point:...I thought one of the commenters made a fair point: "why is it that as a small ‘c’ communist, I’m supposed to junk my ideology because of the purges, even though I’ve no belief in Leninist political systems whatsoever, whereas all you capitalists are given a pass on fascism, imperialism, World War One etc?"<br /><br />So long as communist sects stay tiny, I don't think there's a problem. It's when they get large enough that the tools of totalitarianism become necessary for maintaining order that the gulags and brainwashing are inherent to Communism.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com