[lbo-talk] Law Student With a History of Taking Left Turns

[Brad DeLong]

>>From: Brad DeLong <delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU>
>
>>The only place where I see any split possible is in the case of Ho 
>>Chi Minh. Mao Zedong and Kim Il Sung appear to have been totally 
>>insane,
>>
>>Brad DeLong
>
>Why? Because they took approaches Brad DeLong doesn't approve of? 
>Because they killed a lot of people? Because Kim Il Sung adopted the 
>mask of a God King? None indicates insanity.
>
>Stalin did 1 & 2. He sort of did 3. He was not insane.

Definitely, definitely a minority view. I haven't heard somebody 
claim that Stalin's marbles were in the right place for more than a 
decade...

Brad DeLong