Rehab for Reds -- The resurrection of American communism

A new generation of college-aged students, for whom the Cold War and communism is a distant phenomenon, have had democratic socialism legitimized for them by Bernie Sanders. It is just one short step for this same generation to argue that if socialism is a goal worth fighting for, then perhaps communism too was a worthy endeavor. The millions murdered by Stalin, Mao, Fidel Castro, and the other Communist leaders may simply be something they are not aware of. I would suspect that perhaps only 1 percent of Bernie's supporters have even heard of, let alone read, The Black Book of Communism.

Still, it comes as a shock to suddenly find articles in liberal magazines asserting how worthwhile communism was, and expressing sadness and despair at its demise. The historian Paul Kengor writes humorously that "the Sanders campaign could mass-produce bumper stickers boldly touting 'Bolsheviks for Bernie' sandwiched between grinning faces of Marx and Lenin and our contemporary products of the American university would shrug and cheer."

http://www.weeklystandard.com/rehab-for-reds/article/2002278#

Rehab for Reds -- The resurrection of American communism

Rehab for Reds -- The resurrection of American communism

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