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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Communism: Why Red? Why Not Some Other Color?

Communism is a funny sort of setup.

"The people in charge suck. We need an entirely new, revolutionary system of government!"

"How about rule by the people who are not in charge?"

"PERFECT! But since it may take some time to figure out how that will work, in the interim we'll institute a totalitarian dictatorship in the name of the people who are not in charge."

"Solidarity! Brilliant!"

And the rest was the ash-heap of history.

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