by Mark Marshall | Aug 13, 2020 | History, Totalitarians
Power to the people who say “Power to the people.”That is an old joke. Nonetheless it still summarizes well the attitudes of Communists towards democracy and towards who should have political power. Yes, there have been any number of Marxists who have said they are...
by Mark Marshall | Aug 3, 2020 | Totalitarians
One of the disconcerting aspects of totalitarian regimes is how speedy their descent into evil can be. France and Russia went from venerable monarchies to revolutionary genocide in a short time. No sooner had the Khmer Rouge marched into Phnom Penh than they were...
by Mark Marshall | Jul 21, 2020 | Freedom of Speech, History, Totalitarians
Perhaps you have experienced what I have experienced frequently in recent months. I‘ve seen history repeating or at least echoing and I’ve thought, “So this was what it was like when . . . .” And I’ve been completing that sentence with when totalitarians of various...
