May 24, 2009

Repubilcans & Socialism--They Should Read Our Blog

How bizarre is the story below? The Republicans should read our blog postings on basic marxism and learn something about what it is they're attacking. We have yet to hear a prominent Republican take up the challenge, study marxism and be willing to debate with a competent marxist. And it would be great if the Democrats would stand on principle, fully reject red-baiting and at least signal that some Democrats are free to move leftwards.

From The New York Times:

"The Republican National Committee backed away Wednesday from a resolution that officially called Democrats the “Democrat Socialist Party,” but instead voted to condemn Democrats for what it called a “march toward socialism.”

Read more here.

1 comment:

HallView said...

The right-wing doesn't care to "know" what they attack, as fearing a boogieman works better under mass ignorance. Knowledge is the last thing they want available.

... and I think it would be great if the Dems would stand on principle on anything!