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When Communism Inspired Americans
NY Times ^ | April 29, 2017 | Vivian Gornick

Posted on 05/01/2017 8:09:15 AM PDT by C19fan

At a rally in New York City in 1962, the famously liberal journalist Murray Kempton said to an audience full of old Reds: “I have known many Communists in my life. I have not known them as criminals. I knew them once as activists — and we had our quarrels. But while this country has not been kind to you, it has been fortunate in having you. You have been arrested, you have been followed, you have had your phones bugged, you have had your children fired. Throughout this, I can think of numbers of you I have known who have remained gallant and pleasant and unbroken.” He added, “I salute you and I hope for times to be better.”

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To: Impy; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker; NFHale; KC_Lion

Bolshevik trash. Filth.


21 posted on 05/01/2017 4:56:53 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: Impy; C19fan; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; GOPsterinMA; stephenjohnbanker; sickoflibs; KC_Lion

The only thing Communism inspired in me was to learn to shoot out to 600 meters... and favor center. Right on the big ol’ Red star center.

And that hasn’t changed. And won’t until I’m gone from this Earth.

Over 200 million murdered in the 20th Century alone by those bastards.

F*** em. Now, and always.


22 posted on 05/01/2017 6:31:00 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale; Impy; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker

Mitch Trubiski: Christ killer.


23 posted on 05/01/2017 6:44:17 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: NFHale; Impy; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker

I’ll take an AK toting, rat eating, peasant “freedom fighter” over the typical spoiled, clueless “American” SJW who has NO IDEA just how well they have it.

It ALMOST makes me want to see the Mohammedans take over and eliminate the trash.


24 posted on 05/01/2017 6:51:20 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: GOPsterinMA; Impy; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker

“..AK toting, rat eating, peasant “freedom fighter...” and “mohammedans”...

Nope.

Not on my watch. Understand your point, though.

But the SJW assh*les don’t represent America. The people that voted for Trump do.

And we won. Temporary, for sure, but it’s a start.


25 posted on 05/01/2017 7:01:18 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale; Impy; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker

The Don provides a glimmer of hope.

When enough real Americans have been backed into a corner, they will find their animalistic rage that is needed for permanent change.

There’s never been a more deadly weapon than an enraged, motivated and focused White man.


26 posted on 05/01/2017 7:15:00 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: GOPsterinMA; Impy; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker

I forget who it was that made the quote, and I think it was referring to WWII:

“The most dangerous thing in the world is a pissed off, 19 year old American farm boy.”

Something like that...


27 posted on 05/01/2017 7:33:04 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: C19fan

Why just think, if we had communism in the U.S., the NYT would be a feared, respected Party organ instead of a failing old agitprop rag that has to be propped up by a Mexican telco billionaire.


28 posted on 05/01/2017 7:41:13 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: NFHale

...Especially when he hasn’t gotten laid by a female, yet.


29 posted on 05/01/2017 7:54:00 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

True THAT...

You have to add “EXTREMELY” to “pissed off”...


30 posted on 05/01/2017 7:54:52 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: GOPsterinMA; NFHale; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D2SHNqkjbY

Replace “Hewmons” with Americans/Whites whatever and “Klingons” with you know who..

Best “Star Trek Speech” ever in my opinion.


31 posted on 05/01/2017 11:01:22 PM PDT by Impy (End the kritarchy!)
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To: Impy; NFHale; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker

Fantastic!!! So true!!!


32 posted on 05/02/2017 4:07:27 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: reasonisfaith

Kinda like Hillary Clinton as a candidate.


33 posted on 05/02/2017 4:32:15 AM PDT by gogeo (When your life is based on a false premise...you are indeed insane.)
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To: Impy; C19fan; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; GOPsterinMA; stephenjohnbanker; sickoflibs; NFHale; ...

I read Marx. He was a; dumb $hit, period!

Forget that he din’t understand human psychology. He didn’t f’n understand anything!


34 posted on 05/02/2017 8:16:36 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: stephenjohnbanker; Impy; NFHale

Although I have heard that North Korea and Venezuela are nice places to live.


35 posted on 05/02/2017 8:19:14 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Trump "Mexico will pay for the Wall! Mark my words")
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To: GOPsterinMA; Impy; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj

“There’s never been a more deadly weapon than an enraged, motivated and focused White man.”

They tend to win wars, because they are intelligent enough, and angry enough to pull them off.


36 posted on 05/02/2017 8:21:54 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: sickoflibs

LOL!

(bring your own food)


37 posted on 05/02/2017 8:23:08 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: stephenjohnbanker; Impy; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale

Marx was a Christ killing imbecile.

And so is Mitch Trubiski.


38 posted on 05/02/2017 8:46:18 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; Impy; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale

As I discussed offline with someone:

Not a “good” example, but a true example of what happens when you shove one too many s**t sandwiches down Whitey’s throat:

1933 Germany.

Yes, they were evil, but they unleashed one can of whoop-ass (until 1943-ish anyway). Until they were then defeated by other Whiteys.

Interesting that The Don mentioned Andrew Jackson and the Civil War. Hmmm.


39 posted on 05/02/2017 8:49:56 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Yeah.....hmmmmmm....


40 posted on 05/02/2017 9:01:50 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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