Let’s hope this is not shockingly new opinion for the majority of Americans. They only watch CNN and read the NYT so maybe it is.
We have work to do.
The current insurrection is clearly Marxist in origin. It is blatant, transparent, and obvious that is is Marxist.
Marxist.
So why on earth do so many people call it fascist.
As in “Antifa are the real fascists” and similar sentiments.
Sure, fascism is evil and totalitarian, and its adherents were not nearly as good at PR as communists are. Marxism and fascism are distinct ideologies. They are incompatible because each seeks to impose its own totalitarian vision.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their true name. The current insurrection is rooted in Marxism, not fascism.
We need to educate people to understand that Marxism is every bit as evil as the worst of fascism.
You’re right: we have a lot of work to do.
Everyone should read Friedrich Hayek (...ahem). His central thesis was that it is impossible to enforce a command economy without having a totalitarian state. And totalitarian state always leads to oppression and the elimination of the individual. Always.
We won the Cold War—Lost the peace. Soon we will try the experiment called Marxism. How many Americans will die? How many have died so far? Soon all of us on FR will be sentenced to the Camps in Alaska. We will work cutting trees and forced to watch Tom Hanks in his hit “The Joys of Peoples Socialism.” Don’t see the movie or answer the questions of its Message—NO FOOD! Other Oscar hits?
We won the Cold War—Lost the peace. Soon we will try the experiment called Marxism. How many Americans will die? How many have died so far? Soon all of us on FR will be sentenced to the Camps in Alaska. We will work cutting trees and forced to watch Tom Hanks in his hit “The Joys of Peoples Socialism.” Don’t see the movie or answer the questions of its Message—NO FOOD! Other Oscar hits?