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“Freedom for the supporters of the government alone…”
After a lifetime of pretty well ignoring the history of revolutionary communism except for fascinating family anecdotes — one represented by a photograph of Leon Trotsky taken by my Uncle Lou in 1936 or so; it hangs on my wall … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged Albert Glotzer, communism, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Internationale, Lenin, Leninism, Lev Davidovitch, Maoism, Marxism, Robert Payne, Rosa Luxemburg, Stalinism, Trotsky, Weimar Republic
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Which political party represents your values?
Once again, I bring you startlingly au courant political delineation from Victorian England, specifically from Anthony Trollope’s 1880 novel, The Duke’s Children. In a conversation the Duke of Omnium, nĂ© Plantagenet Palliser, has with his 22-year old heir, Lord Silverbridge, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Trollope, communism, conservatives, Duke of Omnium, liberals, radicalism, the Pallisers
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