tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post1760421147035387191..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: The Death of Communist IdealismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-59609052615468054902014-02-09T07:08:07.456-05:002014-02-09T07:08:07.456-05:00The great problems with the Communist Party are al...The great problems with the Communist Party are also mirrored in other political parties both in the US and around the world. On the Left and Right of the political spectrum.<br /><br />Some party policies are commendable, others are atrocious. Oftentimes the grassroots of their membership are not involved in the setting of them.<br /><br />I've had to dissociate from the Tasmanian Greens, for instance, due to their insistent support for multinational-based tree monoculture industry which is heavily dependent upon the use of pesticides.Myrtle Blackwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427043367624101075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-6738974441440445292014-02-07T16:49:20.067-05:002014-02-07T16:49:20.067-05:00You're missing a lot of things here, such as t...You're missing a lot of things here, such as the role of communists in the ant-Nazi underground in Europe and communist regimes, such as Tito's Yugoslavia or the former government of Kerala, which are not sources of "eternal" shame.john c. halaszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176419625607679150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-69113756471982065852014-02-03T00:46:20.834-05:002014-02-03T00:46:20.834-05:00From what I hear, the sort of rag tag armies of ce...From what I hear, the sort of rag tag armies of central India call themselves maoists, and they are fighting land expropriations by large corporations. it does seem 'power corrupts' (e.g. the puritans, bnarchives, etc.)<br /><br /><br />Pete seeger played at my elementary school. (we were hoping for sly and the family stone, but it was good). He has a good interview with someone on npr---i think bob edwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-72372641546346030652014-02-01T13:49:08.960-05:002014-02-01T13:49:08.960-05:00I must apologize. Sumitra has informed me that I ...I must apologize. Sumitra has informed me that I have misidentified her gender, which is female. Sorry about that. I also note that I paraphrased what she wanted to say, but I guess I am not too far off.rosserjb@jmu.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300046915843554101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-49955969114418052452014-02-01T00:47:57.102-05:002014-02-01T00:47:57.102-05:00Sumitra asks me to add this as he is unable to. H...Sumitra asks me to add this as he is unable to. He argues that Seeger would have been drawn to the idealism of Marxist ideas. He also says that admirers of Seeger can be proud of his view of "Community," which is not that of any dictator ever.<br /><br />Barkleyrosserjb@jmu.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300046915843554101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-80909513631250138652014-01-30T16:16:59.894-05:002014-01-30T16:16:59.894-05:00Barkley, well said. The fact is that virtually the...Barkley, well said. The fact is that virtually the only white people doing anything to oppose Jim Crow in the 30's, 40's and 50's were Communists.<br /><br />My father was a huge admirer of Pete Seeger and took us to his concerts whenever he came to the DC area. I'll never forget the concerts he did with Arlo. Pete was a mensch. RIPkevin quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880872194080353414noreply@blogger.com