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blackspade

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44. Any politician in the old Soviet Era was a member of the Communist Party.

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 01:15 AM

Mar 2014

That doesn't make them communists now.
Communism as practiced in the Soviet Era was just a form of state controlled capitalism anyway, so using 'communist' as a buzzword to gin up some sort of Cold War outrage is rather pointless.

Putin is an authoritarian with aspirations of empire.
Unfortunately Ukraine, both ethnic Russians and Ukrainians, will end up suffering for his delusions of grandeur.
What needs to happen is that the US, EU, and the Russians need to butt the fuck out and let the Ukrainians decide what they want to do. If we all have to be involved, it should be as facilitators for talks between the various parties.
No as enforcers for the IMF or the oligarchs.

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If my father were alive today he would be kicking some ass [View all] randr Mar 2014 OP

Media brainwashing? n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #1

Remember when the Republicans claimed that all of us who marched agains the Iraq war were traitors? Squinch Mar 2014 #2

So ... which "elected official are you referring to that's "praising a Communist leader"? nt rdharma Mar 2014 #3

If I could only name them all randr Mar 2014 #7

I saw the clip...... he wasn't praising Putin...... he was attempting to slam President Obama! rdharma Mar 2014 #8

I am sure I heard him call Putin a leader randr Mar 2014 #12

Yes, he called Putin "a leader"...... inferring that President Obama was not a leader. rdharma Mar 2014 #13

I take him at his word--not his inference randr Mar 2014 #14

Then you would be wrong..... nt rdharma Mar 2014 #16

I think others will be deciding who is wrong randr Mar 2014 #17

Yup! Because most folks can recognize "nuance"! nt rdharma Mar 2014 #18

Putin's a communist like I'm a sumo wrestler Scootaloo Mar 2014 #20

Are you implying that Putin was not a Communist as head of the KGB? randr Mar 2014 #27

You mean he was a member of the Party when only the Party was allowed? NuclearDem Mar 2014 #30

What NuclearDem said Scootaloo Mar 2014 #43

your dad was my kind of guy Skittles Mar 2014 #4

If my father were alive today ... I'd be kicking his BUTT! Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #5

My dad and father-in-law, both gone now and missed - raven mad Mar 2014 #6

Did they see the end of the Cold War? nt rdharma Mar 2014 #9

Both did. I grew up on Merritt Island, Florida before KSC was built. raven mad Mar 2014 #11

Too bad that all they knew about the "other side" was the propaganda they heard. nt rdharma Mar 2014 #15

My dad and mom were both civil rights workers. raven mad Mar 2014 #19

They learned to stop fearing some of "the others". That's good! nt rdharma Mar 2014 #22

Yes - they were scared of stuff, and I still remember that. raven mad Mar 2014 #23

I'm not old enough to remember the "duck and cover days" of the cold war........ rdharma Mar 2014 #25

is there a story iamthebandfanman Mar 2014 #36

I'd love to share my story.... rdharma Mar 2014 #40

Anything for politics. All the old customs are out the window-- TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #10

Which Communist leader are you speaking about? blackspade Mar 2014 #21

Heading the KGB within the old USSR certainly qualifies him as a Communist randr Mar 2014 #29

No it doesn't. blackspade Mar 2014 #32

He was a member of the Communist Party randr Mar 2014 #34

Any politician in the old Soviet Era was a member of the Communist Party. blackspade Mar 2014 #44

So if Putin isn't a "communist".. what is he? Cha Mar 2014 #24

+100 GP6971 Mar 2014 #26

I don't see anything in that quote to really show he's a communist fishwax Mar 2014 #39

IMO, Gorbachev is a great man. nikto Mar 2014 #41

Mine would be utterly disgusted Warpy Mar 2014 #28

Amen. I couldn't be more disgusted. You know, there's some things you just don't ever forget. EVER. okaawhatever Mar 2014 #31

your Grandfather & Dad were real patriots. spanone Mar 2014 #33

Mine Too... WillyT Mar 2014 #35

GOP has Putin Envy! BeatleBoot Mar 2014 #37

EEEK! Commies!! Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #38

"How is it these traitors are not run out of town on a rail?" If no one has guessed yet, how about jtuck004 Mar 2014 #42