[from occupied ga]

That's an absurd oversimplification, especially since communism didn't exist at that point.

It is not an oversimplification. It's a reasonably accurate description of how the colony was run for the first year or so anyway. Of course communism existed at that time. It just wasn't called communism. Most monasteries practiced a form of religion base communism during the middle ages, although they used a positive sum game model rather than the zero sum game model that Bradford & company used. Have you read Bradford's book? I had to struggle through it 35 years ago, and it seemed to describe communism pretty well to me.

No, he referred to the Puritans

I stand corrected. I read "puritans" and thought "pilgrims"

[Chief Inspector Clouseau]

Most monasteries practiced a form of religion base communism during the middle ages, although they used a positive sum game model rather than the zero sum game model that Bradford & company used.

Fair enough...I think I am equating "communism" to "Stalinism"...perhaps it is better termed "totalitarianism." To me, the lack of genocide would preclude classifying the Pilgrims as communists, but I think I'm getting wrapped up in semantics and I do see your point.

Have you read Bradford's book?

No I haven't...I will add it to my (lengthy) list b/c that period of history fascinates me and I have much to learn...

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