Comments on: #rsrh Today is Victims of Communism Day over at The Volokh Conspiracy.

By: PubliusNV

PubliusNV — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:02:20 +0000

I would certainly like to see China’s government collapse, and what with their demographic problems I expect that it will do so, though I’m not sure I will live to see it. I was only quibbling with calling it Communist, when I doubt the majority of China’s rulers believe in Marxism/Leninism/Maoism anymore.

By: PubliusNV

PubliusNV — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:56:13 +0000

Thugocracy is an authoritarian government that, while criminal in nature, doesn’t kill the goose laying the golden eggs. Communists kill all economic activity, thereby killing the goose. It’s the difference between Mao’s Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, and Deng’s “do not care if the cat is black or white, what matters is it catches mice”.

By: Rob Crawford

Rob Crawford — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:09:56 +0000

What’s the difference between communism and a thugocracy? That one can come up with better excuses for the horrors it inflicts?

By: PubliusNV

PubliusNV — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:06:30 +0000

Not to argue with anything else in your post, but as I understand it, Communism in China died out some time ago. The regime is now a thugocracy, not concerned with marxist or socialist goals, but tenaciously hanging onto power using the forms inherited from the communist state, concerned mainly with enriching themselves and their cronies. The last bastions of Communism are Cuba, North Korea, and western universities.

By: BigGator5

BigGator5 — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:24:56 +0000

I was born, mercifully, on the 2nd Of May.

By: Spegen

Spegen — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:05:24 +0000

The pro-commies were out in force on that web page comments. I love how they continue to claim that the Russians and Chinese are not “real” commies therefore communism cannot be blamed for all these deaths.

By: Victims of Communism Day | Constant Conservative

Victims of Communism Day | Constant Conservative — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:37:08 +0000

[...] Lane considers a sobering fact: Commies can’t even consistently grow enough crops to feed themselves properly. And the entire [...]