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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism
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The worst idea in history is back.
Communism has wrecked national economies, enslaved whole peoples, and killed more than a hundred million men and women. What's not to like?
Too many young Americans are supporting communism. Millennials prefer socialism to capitalism, and 25 percent have a positive view of Lenin. One in four Americans believe that George W. Bush killed mor ...more
Communism has wrecked national economies, enslaved whole peoples, and killed more than a hundred million men and women. What's not to like?
Too many young Americans are supporting communism. Millennials prefer socialism to capitalism, and 25 percent have a positive view of Lenin. One in four Americans believe that George W. Bush killed mor ...more
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Paul Kengor, a Cold War historian at Grove City College, summarizes the disastrous history of communism and how it has led to the rise of demagogues that enact policies that paved the way to death squads, famines, and misery. Communist demagogues, from Vladimir Lenin to Che Guevara, all embraces violence and were devoid of mercy to their political enemies. Lenin even went as far as to enact a death penalty for priests. Kengor also presents us with a different portrait of Karl Marx that shows his
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Everyone should read this book! The most comprehensive book about communism, socialism and the modern-day "progressives" who are just communists in disguise. Communists/socialists have killed more people (100-120 million) than any other political group in history other than Islamic terrorists (140 million)... however communism has only been around for 100 years whereas Islamic terror has been around for 1400 years.
There is a little foul language in this one including racial slurs. The foul language is only used when quoting someone. The racial slurs are used when quoting Marx and Engels to reveal their racism. There are more Communist quotes in the book that are very revealing and just show the Communists in their own words. This is an informative book that takes on all the Communist propaganda that's out there. This is the second book in the "Politically Incorrect" series I have listened to (the other on
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The worst idea in history is back!
Oh, how I love an unapologetic, tell it like it is, exposition of evil!
Written in a no holds barred, give it both barrels and then reload, style.
A must read.
Oh, how I love an unapologetic, tell it like it is, exposition of evil!
Written in a no holds barred, give it both barrels and then reload, style.
A must read.
I am really shocked to see today's younger generation's attraction to and support for communism (aka socialism, democratic socialism, etc) given it's well-documented track record of oppression, torture, and murder! In case anyone has been living under a rock or claims ignorance, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism by Paul Kengor will tell you everything you should know about what the author calls the absolute worst idea in human history. Many estimates from various sources are that arou
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I grew up in a communist country so I hate communism as much as anyone else but books like this are partially responsible for strengthening communist sympathisers' beliefs. What do you think would be the result of reading this book to one of the current crop of American students? This book has zero chance of convincing anyone of anything and will simply reassure them in what they already believe.
I find it disturbing how the only word that is a stronger invective than communism according to the a ...more
I find it disturbing how the only word that is a stronger invective than communism according to the a ...more
Although America won the Cold War, seems that it was losing the ideological battles, with many of millenials showed favorable impressions toward communism. How misguided they are. Duped by leftist intellectuals who infiltrated America’s educational system, these ‘cultural marxists’ turned america’s younger generation into Lenin, Stalin and Che apologists. The author showed that America had been more sympathetic to communism since Obama got elected to presidency, and the success story of the Comm
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Great book! Very comprehensive & provocative writing on Communism
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In the Acknowledgements section of the book, author Paul Kengor relates the tale of his son walking into his writing area & reading some of the pages on the desk. “What kind of psychopath book are you writing?” he asked. Kengor replied “A book about communism, that’s about as psychopath as you can get.”
Paul Kengor is an expert on socialism/communism, and has written several books and articles on the subject. In his work he has evaluated high school & college textbooks, and found them sorely lack ...more
Paul Kengor is an expert on socialism/communism, and has written several books and articles on the subject. In his work he has evaluated high school & college textbooks, and found them sorely lack ...more
This is just. . .stupid. "Communism have big obvious flaws and lots of bad things happened! Ergo, the United States is chosen by God to lead the world and we're motherfucking perfect!"
You, kiddo, need to learn how to think. Humanity never benefited by worshiping idols, least of all money.
You, kiddo, need to learn how to think. Humanity never benefited by worshiping idols, least of all money.
Moderate / Centrist Thoughts
Bias Warning
The facts presented in this book are interpreted through an unapologetically conservative lens, I mean full on religious right, and at times it caused me to nearly stopped reading the book due to concerns about credibility.
Why Read It
If you are worried about a left leaning bias in academia how can you be sure to learn about communism without whitewashing? Read this book.
I also enjoyed its scope - it goes right into the 21st Century, here are some things I ...more
Bias Warning
The facts presented in this book are interpreted through an unapologetically conservative lens, I mean full on religious right, and at times it caused me to nearly stopped reading the book due to concerns about credibility.
Why Read It
If you are worried about a left leaning bias in academia how can you be sure to learn about communism without whitewashing? Read this book.
I also enjoyed its scope - it goes right into the 21st Century, here are some things I ...more
Nobody teaches how many human beings the communist have killed in the XX Century.
The teachers, the media, the progressives... look the other way when we speak about the communists.
I hardly understand it, but it is the way it is. And we all leave them to get away with it.
The teachers, the media, the progressives... look the other way when we speak about the communists.
I hardly understand it, but it is the way it is. And we all leave them to get away with it.
Amazing! A full take down of communist nonsense. I don't know why I see young people supporting communist ideas. I guess they don't know their history.
The further reading material in here is interesting as well.
The further reading material in here is interesting as well.
This book is must read. Critical thinking is rarer and rarer these days. The target audience is USA and it is focused on some political affairs of USA administration in the last parts of the book.
Clear and compelling
A clear and compelling examination of the communist pox on modern society, and how deeply ingrained Marxist ideology has become. Well worth the read.
A clear and compelling examination of the communist pox on modern society, and how deeply ingrained Marxist ideology has become. Well worth the read.
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Author and politicial science professor.
He is executive director of The Center for Vision & Values, a Grove City College think-tank/policy center.
Kengor has focused much of his work on Ronald Reagan, faith and the presidency, conservative politics, the Cold War, the communist movement, and Catholicism. ...more
He is executive director of The Center for Vision & Values, a Grove City College think-tank/policy center.
Kengor has focused much of his work on Ronald Reagan, faith and the presidency, conservative politics, the Cold War, the communist movement, and Catholicism. ...more
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