Written by Ed Vitagliano
Ideas have consequences, and the worse the idea, the more widespread the resulting catastrophe.
The socialist theories of the 19th century – the most influential of which was The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels – led to terrifying slaughter in the century that followed. In terms of a death toll instigated by the mind of man, the 20th century was the worst ever experienced by humanity.
“Nothing in the long span of human history comes close to the tyranny, terror, and mass genocide caused by Marxism in power – nothing,” declared C.… Continue Reading
Tags: C. Bradley Thompson, Capitalism, Che Guevara, Communists, Fidel Castro, Friedrich Engels, Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, Mao Tse-tung, Marxists, Sergey Nechayev, Socialists, Vladimir Lenin
Economics, Faith & Religion | Benjamin D. Smith | January 11, 2021 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Bloody Century, Compliments of Marxism
Written by Dr. Paul Kengor
This October-November 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the launch of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia—the bloody communist state that would produce a political-ideological killing spree unlike any the world has ever seen.
And yet, communism continues to find supporters. Here are three personal anecdotes:
I did a conference this past week on the legacies of communism. One liberal professor complained that no pro-communist speakers were included. I wasn’t surprised.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adolf Hitler, Alexander Yakovlev, Bolshevik Revolution, Communism, George W. Bush, James Kirchick, Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx, Mao Tse-tung, Martin Malia, Marxist-Leninist, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, Russia, Socialism, The Black Book of Communism
Federal Issues, Political | David E. Smith | November 13, 2017 5:21 AM | Comments Off on Birthday of a Bloodbath