PoliticalChic
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July 10th,1991:
Russian politician Boris Yeltsin was sworn into office as the country's first elected president.
Britannica.com
As our main political party today, actually stands for the very same things as the Communist Party did, it behooves voters to remember what the President of the nation that slaughtered millions upon millions of its own citizens in the name of communism.
Boris Yeltsin himself showed the error of this attempt:
In September of 1991, the President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, was asked about the history and future of Communism:
“One of their more dramatic responses came to a question by Los Angeles actor Ben Stein, who asked whether the two leaders believed any country should live under communism.
Yeltsin answered first: "This experiment which was conducted on our soil was a tragedy for our people and it was too bad that it happened on our territory. It would have been better if the experiment had happened in some small country, to make it clear that it was a Utopian idea, although a beautiful idea."
Gorbachev said history has shown that "that model has failed which was brought about in our country. And I believe that this is a lesson not only for our people but for all peoples.”
GORBACHEV, YELTSIN SAY COMMUNISM FAILED USSR
Voters should remember that in November.....and recall what Santayana said, too:
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Russian politician Boris Yeltsin was sworn into office as the country's first elected president.
Britannica.com
As our main political party today, actually stands for the very same things as the Communist Party did, it behooves voters to remember what the President of the nation that slaughtered millions upon millions of its own citizens in the name of communism.
Boris Yeltsin himself showed the error of this attempt:
In September of 1991, the President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, was asked about the history and future of Communism:
“One of their more dramatic responses came to a question by Los Angeles actor Ben Stein, who asked whether the two leaders believed any country should live under communism.
Yeltsin answered first: "This experiment which was conducted on our soil was a tragedy for our people and it was too bad that it happened on our territory. It would have been better if the experiment had happened in some small country, to make it clear that it was a Utopian idea, although a beautiful idea."
Gorbachev said history has shown that "that model has failed which was brought about in our country. And I believe that this is a lesson not only for our people but for all peoples.”
GORBACHEV, YELTSIN SAY COMMUNISM FAILED USSR
Voters should remember that in November.....and recall what Santayana said, too:
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
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