Remember the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War? At least back then, communists actually picked up a gun and fought for their beliefs. Certainly not the case today. I don’t recall any of them in 2003 saying “Let’s go to Iraq and resist US imperialism.”
oh please bring it lefties!
“Remember the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War? At least back then, communists actually picked up a gun and fought for their beliefs.”
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade was mostly self-created myth, ineffective in battle and dealing with desertions as soon as they were in real combat with the Spanish regulars. Some of the European International Brigades were fairly effective (with meny combat veterans in their ranks), but the Abraham Lincoln Brigades were composed of political agitators, not soldiers, and it showed. Granted, they were willing to go, but after a short time in the war they were ready to return to NYC...