February 5, 2011

A Guided Tour through the Museum of Communism

By Drew Belsky
We hear a lot about "never forget."  Hot Air posted a tribute in October to the crew of the USS Cole using these words, and the Armenian genocide during and after World War I continues to spark memorials and controversy both in print and online.  And then there's Hitler's Holocaust, which is so inextricably linked to "never forget" as to barely need mentioning (unless you're in Iran).It's clear, then, that people are doing their best not to run afoul of Santayana's tired bon mot.  But one historical tragedy continues to evade history's condemnation: the global scourge of Communism1.Now, Communism is an ideology cleverly handled by its advocates, who keep it both remembered and forgotten at the same time.  Of course, everyone knows about Communism -- ask any American across the country about Stalin or Mao Tse-Tung, and you'll probably hear the word "Communism" at least once.  (Then again, I may be giving people too much credit.)But...(Read Full Article)