Posted on 10/06/2021 7:06:45 PM PDT by arthurus
When the Bolsheviks seized control of the Russian state during the October uprising, it set off what would come to be known as the Russian civil war. It lasted from 1917 to 1923, when the Bolsheviks finally crushed their opposition. That is the most overlooked, but most important, part of the story. The czarist system had collapsed and in the wake of that collapse came a battle over what would replace it.
The two sides in the civil war were the Bolsheviks led by Lenin and the anti-Bolsheviks, an incoherent collection of army officers, property holders, various right-wing political groups, and socialists. They were united in their opposition to the radical restructuring promised by the Bolsheviks. This dichotomy would actually survive the civil war until Stalin put an end to it in the 1930s.
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Oh wow...he nails it! This is a must-read article for everyone. Read what he wrote. I knew we were headed for big trouble, I just didn’t realize how to articulate it. He is correct in pointing out that the opposition to this leftist madness apparently can not pull together to mount on offense against their destruction. He is spot on. People ARE going to die over this.
This is the MOST informative article on the political paradigm I have EVER read on this forum and folks are not looking at it. What a shame.
Get this spread around. It’s awesome!
Like Rush said, the world’s shortest book is “Great Moderates In History”
“The two sides in the civil war were the Bolsheviks led by Lenin and the anti-Bolsheviks, an incoherent collection of army officers, property holders, various right-wing political groups, and socialists. They were united in their opposition to the radical restructuring promised by the Bolsheviks.”
I’m still waiting for an example of rugged individuals acting in their economic self interest who defeated communists. Ayn Rand novels don’t count. Libertarians have zero wins.
“People ARE going to die over this.”
Possibly millions of them. Possibly including you and me. I am very distressed, it seems like the world has completely collapsed over the past 18 months, and there is not much one can do about it.
I have some things going on in my personal life that are adding to this feeling, but that part is very recent.
LET’S GO BRANDON is about all I can say right now.
“When your only complaint about the plan to murder society is the price tag, you are not in opposition. You are in the way.”
Forty years ago the Left admitted they were willing to kill 25 million people to get their way. How big is that number now, I wonder?
Yes, the left never gives an inch, and the moderates always give a little…. Always headed in their direction a little bit at a time.
Definitely worth reading.
Lot of crazy 😧😦 stuff
It’s alarming
I think FReepers have understood this for a long time. We are always looking for dedicated fighters to elect. That is why many of us can’t stand RINO’s, country club Republicans (the NR crowd, the Bushies) and okey dokey, go along to get along types. It’s the reason Donald Trump got elected (and reelected but for the steal in key electoral college states).
One of THE most significant articles ever posted to this forum. It really is...
That correctly made statement set my fire alarms off. EXACTLY RIGHT. We are experiencing that right NOW. WE are not pulling together to oppose these people and they are going to take over and they are a DISTINCT MINORITY.
It’s in Deep State’s interest to keep us divided.
Our fellow citizens are not the enemy unless they’re loyal to Deep State.
And if we were in the minority, Deep State wouldn’t have to steal elections from the blue bits, disenfranchise minorities and women, would it?
Correct. We are allowing this all to happen.
The problem here is......as was quickly discovered by the Russians after the revolution....... that putting unbalanced Democrat lunatics in charge never ends well.
<><> that ridiculous sissy Mark Milley in charge of the military, for example, ensures a future disaster.
<><> legions of innumerate simpletons who make up the federal bureaucracy in charge of the economy is probably worse than communism.
<><> the absurdity of empowering the managerial class to take full control of the economy and culture will not stop the radicals from carrying the day.
Our side is becoming emboldened. No one is brave enough to call for militias to muster or for a central resistance leader to emerge, but the rhetoric from our side is starting to congeal. There’s a consciousness that “something is wrong.” This awakening is what we need to promulgate.
The idea that we can all remain comfortable is a myth. Pain is coming. There will be a variety of definitions for it across the fruited plain, but everyone is going to experience some sort of pain or loss: food, material goods, travel, purchasing, or even life. History is our best and only guide in this, and the parallels are unmistakable.
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