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2005-07-24 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-07-24 02:35|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We have textbooks that praise Mao and Castro. What's the difference?

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-07-24 09:54|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-07-24 09:54|| Front Page Top

#2 I would be cautious about any complaints from the Indian leftists. Most are unreconstructed marxists and maoists and are experts at exageration, lying and deceit.
There is an entire university in Delhi - JNU - Nehru university full of these communist idiots.
Its graduates populate the Indian news media.

Hitler lent dignity and prestige to the German government within a short time, establishing a strong administrative set-up

Technically correct. He built Autobahns, gave germans pride etc. He salvaged their economy.

He was also an evil bastard.
I hope the textbooks explicity state this.

Posted by john 2005-07-24 10:05|| 2005-07-24 10:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Ethical treatment of pets, vegetarianism, tobacco-free, the Volkswagen, the mini-bus, flower children... Forget that last one.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-24 10:11|| 2005-07-24 10:11|| Front Page Top

#4 mu tea.

Posted by thee 2005-07-24 14:04|| 2005-07-24 14:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Hot Hot Hot, Mrs. Davis. :)

Posted by Asedwich">Asedwich 2005-07-24 14:06|| 2005-07-24 14:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Not only is this a matter of historical record, its what I was taught in school in the UK in the 60s. Whilst the demonization of the Nazis was understandable after WW2 and in light of what was done to the Jews and others, the continued mantra of Nazi = evil, is needed by the Left in order to deflect attention from the equal or worse horrors of socialism in the 20th century.

Posted by phil_b 2005-07-24 14:39|| 2005-07-24 14:39|| Front Page Top

#7 When I was in history class there was a lot about American atrocities and the faults of capitalism but only briefly touched on Stalin and I don't recall them making a point of the atrocities. And of course the WWII home front unit focused on the detention of Japanese. Nary a word on blackout drills or Victory Gardens. And nothing about the Rape of Nanking. We did watch Schindler's List though(Good thing it was 3rd period, not fifth).

Posted by Korora">Korora 2005-07-24 15:21|| http://basementburrow.blogspot.com]">[http://basementburrow.blogspot.com] 2005-07-24 15:21|| Front Page Top

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