[Captainpaintball]

I was wrong about the date of the quote. But he did embrace Ho Chi Minh in the 60s, as well as help lead the movement for the US to UNI-laterally disarm itself of nuclear weapons in the 70s.

Here is the FULL quote which earned him eternal infamy: Here is the full quotation:

“I am for socialism, disarmament, and ultimately, for abolishing the state itself as an instrument of violence and compulsion. I seek social ownership of property, the abolition of the properties class, and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal. It all sums up into one single purpose -- the abolition of dog-eat-dog under which we live. I don't regret being part of the communist tactic. I knew what I was doing. I was not an innocent liberal. I wanted what the communists wanted and I traveled the United Front road to get it.”

I think his anti communist actions were a smokescreen to protect his ass, quite frankly. For example, he joined the battle against McCarthy in the 50s, after, I believe, he knew what the outcome would be, and felt safe.

[mugs99]

I think his anti communist actions were a smokescreen to protect his ass, quite frankly. For example, he joined the battle against McCarthy in the 50s, after, I believe, he knew what the outcome would be, and felt safe.
He condemned communism in his book "A New Slavery" in 1939.
He led the campaign to purge the ACLU of Communist Party members in the 1940s.

help lead the movement for the US to UNI-laterally disarm itself of nuclear weapons in the 70s.
Yes, he was a pacifist.

I was wrong about the date of the quote. But he did embrace Ho Chi Minh in the 60s
They were old friends. Ho Chi Minh was our ally during WWII. Minh consulted with Baldwin when he wrote the Vietnamese Constitution. It is a duplicate of ours. Minh wanted Viet Nam to remain an ally and trading partner of the US. Truman rejected Minh and gave Viet Nam to France.
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[mugs99]

I noticed I gave you the date for the wrong quote. It's from the interview in '27.