Should we celebrate the fall of the Soviet Union

[Peter Kilander]

I'm not well versed in the debate over the Soviet Union's place in history,
etc. I became a self-consciouss Marx-reading, dogma spouting socialist back
in '91 as the Soviet Union collapsed. I also turned twenty-one that summer
and my drinking took a noticeable uptick. Maybe there's a connection?
Anyway, I do know that both the U.S. and the S.U. used the Cold War as a
pretext to quell internal dissent. Also, the U.S. backed a number of
totalitarian regimes in the  name of fighting totalitarianism (not a great
word, I know). Since 89, the ANC was victorious in South Africa and Mobutu
was kicked out of Zaire as the West set Africa adrift. And it looks like
Germany is about to dump Kohl's large carcass over the railing. There is no
doubt, though, that Capital is on the offensive.