Tuesday, November 06, 2018

Brain food

I consider myself fortunate to have never lived under a communist regime. Reading about the millions of people who suffered and died under communism in the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, China, North Korea, and Cambodia is enough to open up your eyes about how evil people can be.

It seems that some people have forgotten these lessons, stubbornly clinging to the belief that communism is worth trying again. I can personally attest to this. Radical leftists I have spoken with believe that the Russian Revolution was a good thing, and would have turned out alright if Stalin hadn't corrupted it. Marxists also hold a annual conference in my home city every Easter long weekend. Presumably this event is not just a talkfest, and they actually want to implement their ideas. Research cited by James Bartholomew shows that communism and communist ideology is particularly popular among young people. Barth is raising funds to establish a Museum of Communist Terror.

The aim of this museum is to keep alive knowledge and understanding of the deaths, terror and economic failure that took place under Communist regimes, primarily in the 20th century. The strategy is to do this through social media, its website, talks and films for schools and universities, lobbying for improvements in the teaching of the history of Communist regimes, events and the creation of one or more small museums leading up to the development of a full-size museum in London.

When it opens, it will be high on my itinerary when I visit London again.

https://www.museumofcommunistterror.com/

http://thesydneyinstitute.com.au/blog/communism-what-the-young-should-know/

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