One is an ever so scary phantom to keep the kids, or entire populace in line. Witches, devils, demons, In the USA, communism, communists, socialism and socialists were also used as bogeymen.
The other is a confuselating and bewildering variant: Per da wiki,
No, you read the title correctly.
Let's start with that piece of sh*t, Michael Hayden.
Omigod we can't be communists -- that would be, like, working together for a better future instead of working for the bosses (or something like that). So we must all instead succumb to the allure of instant expertise, and proclaim ourselves knowledgeable about history, the world, and human nature, all on a foundation of very little.
Or not?
Teaser for visibility:
Twenty years ago we used to mock the Communists for their dreary
"State Electrical Goods Store #12". Now we go to dreary category
killer stores like Home Depot, which make the old Russian
stuff look mom-and-pop size.
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An open thread review of current political movies!
This is a handy guide for those of you who encounter libertarians on the Internet. Refashion as you please.
If a war resulting in tens of millions of casualties can be described as such, over the years World War II came to be known as the "Good War" for much of the Western world. It is often said that the victors of a war, any war, write its history. This is almost always true with perhaps one major exception.
