Personal attacks etc (was Re: USA: National Security Strategy...)

[jim bell]

 On Thursday, January 4, 2018, 10:04:44 AM PST, juan <juan.g71 at gmail.com> wrote:
 
 
 On Thu, 4 Jan 2018 08:54:35 +0000 (UTC)
jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  On Wednesday, January 3, 2018, 7:53:38 PM PST, <jamesd at echeque.com>
> wrote: 
>  
>>  >A tiny handful of leftists did criticize the Khmer Rouge before
>>  >1978 
> December, and got called fascists, nazis, and admirers of Adolf
> Hitler.
> 
> 
> >But no one academic in the entire western world, not a single one, 
> risked his tenure by criticizing the Khmer Rouge until authorized to
> do so in December 1978.
> 
>> I'm waiting to see if someone tries to contradict you!


 >   No doubt commies suck but what arch fascist donald is saying
    about commies is 100% mccarthyst propaganda. It is just 
    typical americunt war propaganda with completely made up
    numbers.


I don't find that calling it "mccarthyist propaganda" is particularly persuasive.  We may hate Joseph McCarthy for his tactics, but there WERE many valid reasons to object to Communism and Socialism in the early 1950's.  

As for the "completely made up numbers", which numbers do you believe to be valid?  I frequently say that in the 20th Century, about 250 million people were killed by government, including in wars.  Far more of those deaths seem to be caused by Communist/Socialist governments than by Fascist governments.  And, as you might recall, I was reminded nearly two years ago (from the Wikipedia article on Benito Mussolini) that "Fascism" is essentially Socialism, and probably doesn't deserve to be called "right wing" as many people seem to do at this point.
                Jim Bell
  

    







    





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