Reducing yourself to any defense of communists is putting yourself a bit too low.
In what way is pointing out that a document purportedly produced by communists was not produced by them “defending communists?”
What you are in essence claiming is that this list is “fake but accurate,” which may indeed be true.
But I think conservatism’s single most important basis is a respect for reality and the truth. We don’t make up stuff about our opponents, even if it is convenient.
I’ve similarly been accused of “defending” Mormons and Muslims when I point out that accusations against them are untrue.
Personally, I think there are plenty of entirely true things to criticize about Mormonism, Islam and Communism. Why should we stoop to making things up? Don’t people realize that one of the best ways to discredit your own position is to make an accusation that is easily proven false? It damages your credibility in making other, entirely truthful arguments.
The headline reads “The Communist Takeover Of America - 45 Declared Goals”
Unless I’m misreading it, that means or at least implies that some Communist Party or group has declared these are their goals.
In actual fact, they’re what Skousen has declared their goals to be. As I’ve said, he may be right. But why are his declarations, in and of themselves, any more authoritative than those proclaimed in the Elders of Zion to be the “declared goals” of the Jews? This list is simply one man’s opinion as to what the goals of his enemies are.