Caution: Do not read this more than twice.
Warning: Can cause severe IQ depletion.
“Communist” China, like “Communist” Russia is a massive misnomer, the product of a weirdly synchronized east-west PR campaign. No “communist” government in our lifetime could touch the hem of Karl Marx’s coat, much less represent his thought. These governments are actually various flavors of State Capitalism, the dirty old system we’re used to, but with a different owner. Just sayin’.
Gaius Publius – AmericaBlog 05/19/10
This is yet another rephrasing of the old anthem “Communism would work if only we put the right people in charge.”
Hard to say if this pretender is pining for some “real” marxism, or trying to hide today’s present flavor of it.
In either case he is deluded.
“The right people in charge.”
“Of course, that’s me!”
“No, me.”
“You’re both wrong, I’m the right one for the job.”
Which is why leftists are against ordinary citizens having guns. Chicago when Al Capone was consolidating power would have nothing on the war of all against all that would result from everyone trying to be the dictator.