By RS McCain on how the curse of Marxist-Lenninist thought is still cursing mankind. McCain begins with these words
And I’ll risk accusations of Glenn-Beckism by pointing out that “terrorism” and “political correctness” are both legacies of Marxist-Leninist thought.
The phrase “politically correct” is also of Marxist-Leninist origin. The concept of “democratic centralism” required that the Bolshevik vanguard arrogate to itself the authority to dictate what was and was not true, what policies should be pursued, etc. Once the Communst leadership had decided what the proper “party line” was, then all dissenters were said to be politically incorrect, and were anathematized as Enemies of the People.
This was how it came to be that after Stalin after Trotsky — who had been second only to Lenin in the leadership of the Bolshevik Revolution — he ordered Trotsky’s image airbrushed out of photos of the original revolutionary leadership. And that was only one example of where political correctness led.
It is amazing to me the degree to which this type of Marxist-Leninist thinking has not merely survived, but thrived despite the collapse of the Soviet Union. And nowhere is this more true — in a deeply ironic way — than in the way so many conservatives have forgotten the Soviet origins of modern terrorism. I quote from a 1977 Heritage Foundation study:
This an absolute must read my friends. I have raised many of the same points many times. The fact is that Marxism is alive today, in many forms. Its strategies are being used today all across the globe. Even here in America you can clearly see, IF you know history, and actually look, many cases of the political Left erasing history, demonizing capitalism, and seeking to instill speech codes on college campuses, in news rooms, and yes, in political debates.
You have no doubt taken note of how the Left reacts to being accused of being Marxist, Socialist, Communist, etc. That reaction is not one of righteous indignation. Rather it is a reaction to someone exposing the true agenda of the Left today. As the old saying goes, “the truth hurts”……….
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