[lbo-talk] Robert Frost Defends Robespierre, Lenin, Mao

[wrobert at uci.edu]

I realized that I forgot to say two other things.  1.  I think that one
cannot avoid the fact that despite the complex circumstances, Kronstadt
can only be described as an atrocity.  2.  I've never been all that fond
of Trotskyists (at least the American SWP variety) at any point of my
life.  I've always felt that they somehow managed to gather up all the
faults of the old man, and none of his virtues.  robert wood

P.S. For those interested in the Terrorism and Communism debate, Zizek's
introduction is quite interesting, although my position is closer to
Deutcher's)