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top five most revealing facts about
top five most revealing facts about communism this probably won’t be
communism this probably won’t be
communism this probably won’t be anything new to serious students of
anything new to serious students of
anything new to serious students of history but for the average person these
history but for the average person these
history but for the average person these facts oughta shine a new light onto the
facts oughta shine a new light onto the
facts oughta shine a new light onto the so-called red devil number five its main
so-called red devil number five its main
so-called red devil number five its main principles were established by Karl Marx
principles were established by Karl Marx
principles were established by Karl Marx 19th century philosopher Karl Marx
19th century philosopher Karl Marx
19th century philosopher Karl Marx founded Marxism a socio-economic system
founded Marxism a socio-economic system
founded Marxism a socio-economic system in which class and state are abolished
in which class and state are abolished
in which class and state are abolished its tenants were outlined in the
its tenants were outlined in the
its tenants were outlined in the communist manifesto a pamphlet
communist manifesto a pamphlet
communist manifesto a pamphlet co-written by Marx and Friedrich Engels
co-written by Marx and Friedrich Engels
co-written by Marx and Friedrich Engels that detailed the steps the nation would
that detailed the steps the nation would
that detailed the steps the nation would have to take in order to become
have to take in order to become
have to take in order to become self-sustaining in the 160 plus years
self-sustaining in the 160 plus years
self-sustaining in the 160 plus years since the publication Marxism has given
since the publication Marxism has given
since the publication Marxism has given way to communism and socialism which are
way to communism and socialism which are
way to communism and socialism which are the main political implementations of
the main political implementations of
the main political implementations of the Marxist philosophy because they are
the Marxist philosophy because they are
the Marxist philosophy because they are governing systems the original ideas of
governing systems the original ideas of
governing systems the original ideas of Marxism have been tweaked fit their
Marxism have been tweaked fit their
Marxism have been tweaked fit their respective agendas which is
respective agendas which is
respective agendas which is counterintuitive since true Marxism is
counterintuitive since true Marxism is
counterintuitive since true Marxism is the absence of government due to this
the absence of government due to this
the absence of government due to this mistreatment of ideals communism has
mistreatment of ideals communism has
mistreatment of ideals communism has mutated into a brutal dictatorship while
mutated into a brutal dictatorship while
mutated into a brutal dictatorship while socialism is considered communism ‘s
socialism is considered communism ‘s
socialism is considered communism ‘s easy-going cousin a tuition is free in
easy-going cousin a tuition is free in
easy-going cousin a tuition is free in many of those countries excellent they
many of those countries excellent they
many of those countries excellent they have excellent childcare strong
have excellent childcare strong
have excellent childcare strong retirement benefits they’re often very
retirement benefits they’re often very
retirement benefits they’re often very strongly pro-environment taking on
strongly pro-environment taking on
strongly pro-environment taking on climate change it’s still considered
climate change it’s still considered
climate change it’s still considered troublesome by many but with more
troublesome by many but with more
troublesome by many but with more safeguards and individual rights i
safeguards and individual rights i
safeguards and individual rights i guarantee these people have never been
guarantee these people have never been
guarantee these people have never been to a socialist country i’ve been to a
to a socialist country i’ve been to a
to a socialist country i’ve been to a socialist country right fine we’re right
socialist country right fine we’re right
socialist country right fine we’re right right number four the Cold War was a
right number four the Cold War was a
right number four the Cold War was a result of capitalism and communism
result of capitalism and communism
result of capitalism and communism clashing the US and the USSR were allies
clashing the US and the USSR were allies
clashing the US and the USSR were allies in World War two they worked together to
in World War two they worked together to
in World War two they worked together to take down Hitler and the Holocaust and
take down Hitler and the Holocaust and
take down Hitler and the Holocaust and bring temporary peace to earth because
bring temporary peace to earth because
bring temporary peace to earth because Germany Italy and Japan were defeated
Germany Italy and Japan were defeated
Germany Italy and Japan were defeated and the majority of Eurasia was in ruins
and the majority of Eurasia was in ruins
and the majority of Eurasia was in ruins America and the Soviet Union became the
America and the Soviet Union became the
America and the Soviet Union became the world’s superpowers responsible for
world’s superpowers responsible for
world’s superpowers responsible for cleaning up the residual mess and
cleaning up the residual mess and
cleaning up the residual mess and restoring order to the displaced
restoring order to the displaced
restoring order to the displaced countries they shared custody of the
countries they shared custody of the
countries they shared custody of the remaining war-torn nations but because
remaining war-torn nations but because
remaining war-torn nations but because of their government’s conflicting
of their government’s conflicting
of their government’s conflicting ideologies locked horns on how they were
ideologies locked horns on how they were
ideologies locked horns on how they were to be run I can no longer sit back and
to be run I can no longer sit back and
to be run I can no longer sit back and communist infiltration communist
communist infiltration communist
communist infiltration communist indoctrination communist subversion
indoctrination communist subversion
indoctrination communist subversion before you knew it we’ll also being
before you knew it we’ll also being
before you knew it we’ll also being builds deals were being broken and
builds deals were being broken and
builds deals were being broken and countries were being invaded
countries were being invaded
countries were being invaded from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in
from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in
from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an Iron Curtain has
the Adriatic an Iron Curtain has
the Adriatic an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent by the
descended across the continent by the
descended across the continent by the late 40s the two were sworn enemies and
late 40s the two were sworn enemies and
late 40s the two were sworn enemies and the promise of mutually assured
the promise of mutually assured
the promise of mutually assured destruction resulted in nearly 50 years
destruction resulted in nearly 50 years
destruction resulted in nearly 50 years of tension but now they’re totally
of tension but now they’re totally
of tension but now they’re totally besties America loves Vladimir Putin
besties America loves Vladimir Putin
besties America loves Vladimir Putin number three the Red Scare turned
number three the Red Scare turned
number three the Red Scare turned artists into enemies it is necessary to
artists into enemies it is necessary to
artists into enemies it is necessary to investigate before legislating but the
investigate before legislating but the
investigate before legislating but the line between investigating and
line between investigating and
line between investigating and persecuting is a very fine one and the
persecuting is a very fine one and the
persecuting is a very fine one and the junior senator from Wisconsin has
junior senator from Wisconsin has
junior senator from Wisconsin has stepped over it repeatedly
stepped over it repeatedly
stepped over it repeatedly communism is anti-capitalist the sort of
communism is anti-capitalist the sort of
communism is anti-capitalist the sort of consumeristic bliss that America started
consumeristic bliss that America started
consumeristic bliss that America started vibing on after World War Two was
vibing on after World War Two was
vibing on after World War Two was completely incompatible with the weird
completely incompatible with the weird
completely incompatible with the weird egalitarian austerity that Soviet Russia
egalitarian austerity that Soviet Russia
egalitarian austerity that Soviet Russia was rocking and so communism was
was rocking and so communism was
was rocking and so communism was vilified in American political discourse
vilified in American political discourse
vilified in American political discourse enter Senator Joe McCarthy who in the
enter Senator Joe McCarthy who in the
enter Senator Joe McCarthy who in the 40s and 50s manned a witch hunt to find
40s and 50s manned a witch hunt to find
40s and 50s manned a witch hunt to find and punish American citizens who were
and punish American citizens who were
and punish American citizens who were considered pro-communist suddenly he can
considered pro-communist suddenly he can
considered pro-communist suddenly he can present a bill for such services after
present a bill for such services after
present a bill for such services after all we are not coming that came to mean
all we are not coming that came to mean
all we are not coming that came to mean anyone who is anti-war anti-segregation
anyone who is anti-war anti-segregation
anyone who is anti-war anti-segregation liberal leaning or ideologically
liberal leaning or ideologically
liberal leaning or ideologically different in any way and of course who
different in any way and of course who
different in any way and of course who better to negatively influence Americans
better to negatively influence Americans
better to negatively influence Americans than artists so McCarthy’s house on
than artists so McCarthy’s house on
than artists so McCarthy’s house on American Activities Committee took a
American Activities Committee took a
American Activities Committee took a special interest in them few were jailed
special interest in them few were jailed
special interest in them few were jailed but many more were blacklisted from
but many more were blacklisted from
but many more were blacklisted from working in the entertainment industry we
working in the entertainment industry we
working in the entertainment industry we will not walk in fear one of another
will not walk in fear one of another
will not walk in fear one of another we will not be driven by fear into an
we will not be driven by fear into an
we will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep in our
age of unreason if we dig deep in our
age of unreason if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine these included
history and our doctrine these included
history and our doctrine these included Hollywood legends like Lloyd Bridges
Hollywood legends like Lloyd Bridges
Hollywood legends like Lloyd Bridges Orson Welles and Charlie Chaplin I don’t
Orson Welles and Charlie Chaplin I don’t
Orson Welles and Charlie Chaplin I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone I should
want to rule or conquer anyone I should
want to rule or conquer anyone I should like to help everyone if possible Jew
like to help everyone if possible Jew
like to help everyone if possible Jew Gentile black man white we all want to
Gentile black man white we all want to
Gentile black man white we all want to help one another human beings are like
help one another human beings are like
help one another human beings are like that number two it’s idyllic in theory
that number two it’s idyllic in theory
that number two it’s idyllic in theory but pretty rough in practice the purest
but pretty rough in practice the purest
but pretty rough in practice the purest form of communism is without government
form of communism is without government
form of communism is without government and
and
and it is utopia where everybody works for
it is utopia where everybody works for
it is utopia where everybody works for each other everybody feeds each other
each other everybody feeds each other
each other everybody feeds each other and everyone is self governed we don’t
and everyone is self governed we don’t
and everyone is self governed we don’t need the government telling us how to
need the government telling us how to
need the government telling us how to run our industry a person does not have
run our industry a person does not have
run our industry a person does not have to worry about inequality poverty or
to worry about inequality poverty or
to worry about inequality poverty or hunger as his fellow man we’ll help him
hunger as his fellow man we’ll help him
hunger as his fellow man we’ll help him out and in turn he will help his fellow
out and in turn he will help his fellow
out and in turn he will help his fellow man for the greater good of everyone
man for the greater good of everyone
man for the greater good of everyone really what seems pretty good however no
really what seems pretty good however no
really what seems pretty good however no country has ever succeeded in pulling
country has ever succeeded in pulling
country has ever succeeded in pulling this off possibly because humans are
this off possibly because humans are
this off possibly because humans are inherently selfish and greedy greed for
inherently selfish and greedy greed for
inherently selfish and greedy greed for lack of a better word is good greed is
lack of a better word is good greed is
lack of a better word is good greed is right greed works instead the world has
right greed works instead the world has
right greed works instead the world has had mostly tyrannical regimes under the
had mostly tyrannical regimes under the
had mostly tyrannical regimes under the guise of communism regimes where despite
guise of communism regimes where despite
guise of communism regimes where despite whatever positive things may have come
whatever positive things may have come
whatever positive things may have come with them hundreds of millions of
with them hundreds of millions of
with them hundreds of millions of civilians starved will work to death in
civilians starved will work to death in
civilians starved will work to death in labor camps and were systematically
labor camps and were systematically
labor camps and were systematically executed in great purges carried out
executed in great purges carried out
executed in great purges carried out ironically for the greater good number
ironically for the greater good number
ironically for the greater good number one communism helped and hurt the civil
one communism helped and hurt the civil
one communism helped and hurt the civil rights movement in America in theory
rights movement in America in theory
rights movement in America in theory communism believes in racial equality as
communism believes in racial equality as
communism believes in racial equality as such the communist party was significant
such the communist party was significant
such the communist party was significant in defending and promoting civil rights
in defending and promoting civil rights
in defending and promoting civil rights for African Americans lobbying for
for African Americans lobbying for
for African Americans lobbying for desegregation unionized workers and
desegregation unionized workers and
desegregation unionized workers and voting rights many African Americans
voting rights many African Americans
voting rights many African Americans join the Communist Party in fact in the
join the Communist Party in fact in the
join the Communist Party in fact in the 1940s one black Communist Benjamin J
1940s one black Communist Benjamin J
1940s one black Communist Benjamin J Davis jr. was elected to New York City
Davis jr. was elected to New York City
Davis jr. was elected to New York City Council before being ousted and jailed
Council before being ousted and jailed
Council before being ousted and jailed for being a communist the association
for being a communist the association
for being a communist the association with communism eventually hurt the civil
with communism eventually hurt the civil
with communism eventually hurt the civil rights movement though there was a time
rights movement though there was a time
rights movement though there was a time during the Cold War when anyone who
during the Cold War when anyone who
during the Cold War when anyone who spoke of equality whether communist
spoke of equality whether communist
spoke of equality whether communist affiliated or not was deemed
affiliated or not was deemed
affiliated or not was deemed anti-american everyone’s right it’s
anti-american everyone’s right it’s
anti-american everyone’s right it’s America we just can’t do it at that
America we just can’t do it at that
America we just can’t do it at that unreasonable expanse of all of us cuz
unreasonable expanse of all of us cuz
unreasonable expanse of all of us cuz that becomes on America some historians
that becomes on America some historians
that becomes on America some historians speculate Cold War had never happened
speculate Cold War had never happened
speculate Cold War had never happened and the word equality hadn’t gotten such
and the word equality hadn’t gotten such
and the word equality hadn’t gotten such a bum rap civil rights would have been
a bum rap civil rights would have been
a bum rap civil rights would have been granted a lot earlier we hold these
granted a lot earlier we hold these
granted a lot earlier we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men
truths to be self-evident that all men
truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal so what do you think
are created equal so what do you think
are created equal so what do you think of communism can it ever live up to its
of communism can it ever live up to its
of communism can it ever live up to its lofty ideals for more glorious
lofty ideals for more glorious
lofty ideals for more glorious revolutionary top tens and blacklisted
revolutionary top tens and blacklisted
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