11 Shocking Revelations From Highest Ranking Soviet Defector

The real problem, the root of the problem, is not to be found in the archives of the Kremlin it is to be found in the hearts of man. Whittaker Chambers described the impulse which leads one toward communism in his profoundly important book, Witness.

But if one wants to consider what it is that impels men to evil in the name of something good such as, the quality, orthodoxy, science, communism, nationalism,-the list is endless-one must consider the allegory of what transpired in the Garden of Eden.

If we eliminated Putin and his dark intelligence-run state, we would be confronted with the same impulse manifested in a different form on a different front.

The impulse is not peculiar to communism, fascism, or any other "-ism," it is inherent in mankind. It is nearly a unique historical occurrence that fate joined together men who resisted their own natural impulses toward power and who fashioned a constitutional system of government which took this impulse into account and made brilliant provisions to neutralize it by setting one group acting under the will toward power in place to check the next group grasping for power.

I am all in favor of exposing the left for its communist roots. I have intruded on a lot of bandwidth on these threads exploring the tragic consequences of our American elites and academics flirting with The Frankfurt School. The same impulse, now called Progressivism with its tireless undermining of our system of checks and balances, has been popularized by the likes of Saul Alinsky. The means and methods vary, but the impulse never does.

…it seems, to me anyway, that the mid to late 1960s were the first giant push by the Communists to subjugate the USA.

Agreed, that era does mark significant strides for them. JFK’s popularity and inclinations served as a restraint that was removed with his assassination. Our efforts thereafter in VN, costly in terms of American lives, was eagerly and effectively criticized by the left. At the same time, like a well coordinated ballet, leftists embedded in our university faculties were emboldened by “spontaneous” student revolts and felt free to emerge.

Please do not apologize for any rambling, you raise a number of interesting points (and I will now ramble back). With the clarity of hindsight and in terms of useful lifespan, they may wish they had gone with the “sea hag” first and then O. It seems possible with what we now know, that they added his "frailties" to the equation and determined he would not survive the hag’s term as a electable candidate. Even then, as you suggest, his selection may prove to have been a costly mistake.

I have not been paying close attention but you are right, they do not seem to have a deep bench, age-wise. There are some, of course, that could rise to national prominence in the next 4 or 5 years, but for the moment it looks like they are stuck with the hag.

On the other hand, I believe they continue to build one hell of base. For example, in addition to the PC state of our national K-12 education system, giving the CA university system real muscle in the form of Janet N. was a telling move. There will always be the MSM to inform the voters and, of course, the entertainment industry will continue to help mold the minds of young voters. Finally, is the voting block that will result from expanded immigration policies. Their candidates will only need to show up if they have a majority of the votes.

I just think we might have a bit more power coming our way that can help us to restore some sanity to this once great nation.

It is no doubt important that Republican politicians have the courage to dismantle or at least reshape the various socialist programs that have been installed, regain the balance of the judiciary and cause educational administrators to be more responsive to parents. Sounds like a steep undertaking to me.

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