Posted on 12/15/2004 12:03:09 AM PST by JohnHuang2
I think if you go to Rummel's website and read a bit deeper that you will find that what he calls "democracy" might more accurately be termed "constitutional democracy"--i.e. democracy with firm provisions to protect minority rights.
Glad to see someone using Rummel early in the thread. I throw him in the face of Lefties reasonably often. It tends to end debate, as there isn't much of a comeback.
I generally go straight to the 20th Century Democide page, which has the nice table that sums it all up.
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM
>>It generally drives Leftists batty.
You can say that again. It's a marvelous thing. You can just see them gritting their teeth, when faced with him.
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Oh yeah, I got use for this info.
So bottom line, when we export 'democratic freedom'; encourage; fight for it. . .we are making the world a safer place. We have fewer threatening neighbors.
Totalitarianism on the contrary; as seen in the stats above, is the greatest threat to peace and every freedom- loving individual.. Democratic freedom IS the ultimate peacemaker.
I also like Rummell's stats; pointing out the deaths in Vietnam; before we got there. . .and after we left - and still counting. Statistics the Left, still overlook and/or just NEVER consider.
I wanted the Repubs to use Rummell's conclusions as to WHY in the bigger picture; Iraq . . .and the freedom of Iraquis, was/is so critical so more American's can appreciate the importance of our suceeding in this war.
Rummel certainly offers in beautiful simplicity, WHY freedom is so hated - by the committed totalitarian. Why/how, there are ideas worse than 'war'. Rummel's stats (verified by others ie 'the Black Book of Communism referenced here in a post as well). . .
that 'totalitarianism' has killed more people than ANY war - can only silence a committed Leftist. . .and it is surely a statistic that speaks to 'absolute power' more definitively than any other..
Repubs have a lot of educating to do. . .
Democracy is indispensable to socialism. The goal of socialism is communism. V.I. Lenin
The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.- Karl Marx
There are 3 words not used anywhere in the U.S. Constitution ON PURPOSE....
1) democracy.....
2) democractic...
3) democrat......
The founders knew absolutely what democracy was and was not..
And felt so stongly about those words they were not used on purpose.. because democracy is a social disease and the source of socialism and other symptoms too.. Socialism is merely a symptom democracy.. No democracy ever existed that was NOT hobbled and ultimately destroyed by socialism..
Democracy is a disease and whenever the word is used Americans should SPIT on the ground.. or on the USER..
Thanks Granny. This is scary I am not sure how long we will hold out. We have to find somebody real fast for 2008!
One good thing was the votes on gay marriage over 75% of America say NO! that gave me a lot of hope.
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I just finished reading an incredible story of how, during Hitler's and Stalin's invasion of Poland in 1939, a Polish officer named Slavomir Rawicz was captured by the Russians, sent to Siberia with many other Polish soldiers and there suffered terribly under that horrendous regime of commie murderers. Slavomir and six other prisoners, including an American, escaped and then walked thousands of miles across Russia, Mongolia, Tibet and all the way to India. Only four made it alive, but it had to be the longest escape route ever. The book is "The Long Walk" by Slavomir Rawicz. Find it and read it. You'll end up despising the Russian commies more than you may now believe possible.
"A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic." -Joseph Stalin
BTT for "The Long Walk," one of the most gripping true stories I've ever read. At one point where they're on the Gobi desert I cried. You know why.
Hey, Democrats. You wonder why we hate you to your core? Now you know.
I believe that democracy is used by the Commies to destroy America. One reason I believe this is, just listen avowed leftists in this country, and what do they call for?
Democracy.
This is the thing that you can tie both political parties together in current times. Republicans are all the time, calling for democracy around the world like in America and so is the 'Rat party. have you noticed too, that democrats no longer like to be called democrats or be referred to as the democrat party. They only want to be called the democratic party. Or be referred to as democratic senator or democratic rep.
figure that one out.
Democracy is the road to socialism. Karl Marx
Democracy is indispensable to socialism. The goal of socialism is communism. V.I. Lenin
The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.- Karl Marx
Great post! The above is something that you never read in the liberal media. They claim that wars in the 20th century killed 200 million and say nothing about the 110+ million people murdered by their own govts. (most by being marched into a mass-grave in a country field and shot in the back of the head).
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