[lbo-talk] more on Graeber

Michael Pugliese michael.098762001 at gmail.com
Wed May 11 14:34:25 PDT 2005


Justin cites Hans-Hermann Hoppe. (Pat Buchanan likes him but, don't let that stop you from looking at Hoppe paper, "Marxist and Austrian Class Analysis (The Journal of Libertarian Studies. Vol. 9. Num. 2. Pdf-file) http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/9_2/9_2_5.pdf

Same Bryan Caplan with the hard right anti-communist website? "Museum of Communism." http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan/museum/musframe.htm Museum of Communism FAQ

by Bryan Caplan

Version 1.3

1. What is the Museum of Communism?

2. What is the purpose of the Museum of Communism?

3. What were the most significant human rights violations committed by Communist regimes, and who was responsible for them?

4. What were the most important human rights violations committed under Lenin's rule?

5. What were the most important human rights violations committed by Stalin?

6. What were the most important human rights violations perpetrated by the Soviet Union during the post-Stalin era?

7. What were Mao's greatest crimes against humanity?

8. What about the post-Mao years in Communist China?

9. What were the greatest abuses of Communist regimes outside of the USSR and China?

10. To what extent did Communist totalitarianism derive from Lenin's political and philosophical theories? From Marx's political and philosophical theories? From the broader socialist tradition?

11. Were Communism and Nazism "morally equivalent" movements?

12. Some common objections answered:

1. Aren't you ignoring or defending American human rights violations?

2. What about the oppressive policies of the 'White' regimes that were often the only alternative to Communism?

3. Weren't repressive policies forced upon Communist regimes by the hostility of the West?

4. Americans have been raised on anti-Communist propaganda. Isn't there really a need to balance out this one-sided treatment, rather than reinforce it as your Museum does?

13. What are the main resources currently available at the Museum of Communism?

14. What museum expansions are currently being planned?

15. How can I contribute exhibits to the Museum of Communism?

16. Communism is dead or dying all over the world. Given this, does the history of Communism retain any practical political implications?

-- Michael Pugliese



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