Posted on 06/16/2016 12:22:01 PM PDT by PROCON
At least one professor in America does not feel the Bern.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Professor Jack Stauder says his political and ideological conversion away from socialism and Marxism occurred when he actually witnessed these systems in action.
After traveling to more than 110 countries to pursue various forms of research, notably cultural anthropology, Stauder described his conversion from Marxism as a process of disillusionment.
I gradually became disenchanted with Marxism by visiting many of the countries that had tried to shape their societies to conform to its doctrines. I was disillusioned by the realities I saw in
socialist countries the USSR, Eastern Europe, China, Cuba, etc, Stauder told The College Fix via email.
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100 years of empirical proof and he only learned this by travelling the world?
Stalin: 50 million dead
Mao: 100 million dead
Just to name the two 2.
He never heard of those?
The Mayflower Compact I think they called it.
They used to teach about it in school.
Great article!
My favorite line: “I came to recognize that socialism doesnt work, and that its ‘revolutionary’ imposition inevitably leads to cruelty, injustice and the loss of freedom,” the professor continued.
Unfortunately, a lot of “snowflakes” supporting the Bern just might learn this the hard way. I don’t really care about them, but socialism/communism destroys a lot of innocent people too.
You are correct. But the rest of the story is that it failed miserably.
And we Celebrate the End of Communism in the US every Thanksgiving Day.
true story, when my daughter was about 10, they had the kids describe what thanksgiving Meant to them in school. My Daughter had already read Bradfords Diary and knew the True Story of Thanksgiving. ANd she told the whole class that Thanksgiving is a celebration of the End of Communism in America. The Old Guy Teacher was rather impressed to say the least.
bkmk
The Shah was overthrown by Iranian Sanders type idealists and got murdered by the islamists who got the weapons and weapon redistribution control. Same thing between Trotzky and Lenin.
Redistribution is a recipe for paranoiacs who invariably redistribute to their murderous plotical military operatives according to racial, religion or other lines.
Thanks PROCON.
Gee Wiz, all he had to do was ask me.
That dumb prof was pretty slow on the uptake. I guess he couldn’t read and had to experience the real thing to understand.
“Smart guy.”
Not really. Most people don’t need to travel the globe to know this. He’s just another academic moron. The world is chock full of them. I’ve never met bigger morons than academic morons. At all levels. Pathetic, limited people.
Not that I have strong feelings about this or anything..
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