This Day in History -- Communism and Stalin

Timber Loftis · 03-06-2003, 02:12 PM

Interesting historical tidbits found here. McCarthy was right after all. [img]graemlins/dontknowaboutyou.gif[/img]

[ 03-06-2003, 02:12 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]

Bungleau · 03-06-2003, 03:20 PM

Ermmm... you do know these are from the Onion, right? And that the Onion's chief pleasure is creating stories that other news media think are true, and watching them spin out of control until some network hotshot with executive hair has to publicly apologize, right?

Thought so. Just checking.

The Hierophant · 03-07-2003, 06:53 AM

Haha.
Gotta love the line: "Sexual double-standard neatly divides female population into virgins, whores".

The Onion's always great [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Dreamer128 · 03-07-2003, 09:53 AM

LOL! That was one brilliant article..

Indemaijinj · 03-07-2003, 05:30 PM

It should be said that the Stalin's regime is not an accurate description of what communism was about.

He actually managed to Censored the system up royally on his own power trip.

Trotsky would have been a better statesman. It's really too bad.

[ 09-12-2003, 10:47 PM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]

Timber Loftis · 03-07-2003, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Indemaijinj:
It should be said that the Stalin's regime is not an accurate description of what communism was about.

He actually managed to f* the system up royally on his own power trip.

Trotsky would have been a better statesman. It's really too bad.

Barry the Sprout and I had a lengthy conversation about this. IMO, communism *cannot* exist as it was contemplated by Marx. Trotsky's version may have been better, but it wouldn't have been communism.

Oh, and don't you want to edit the profanity in your post? Friendly reminder.

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The Hierophant Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: May 10, 2002 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand. Age: 42 Posts: 2,860	Haha. Gotta love the line: "Sexual double-standard neatly divides female population into virgins, whores". The Onion's always great [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"hosted/Hierophant.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Strewth!

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Indemaijinj Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 15, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 43 Posts: 1,163	It should be said that the Stalin's regime is not an accurate description of what communism was about. He actually managed to Censored the system up royally on his own power trip. Trotsky would have been a better statesman. It's really too bad. [ 09-12-2003, 10:47 PM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ] __________________ The Bleak Caballero<br /><br />Proud and original member (and secret admirer) of the Pro-Mazzy movement.

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Dreamer128 Dracolisk Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Europe Age: 39 Posts: 6,136	LOL! That was one brilliant article..

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