In terms of ideology and commitment to common people, Communism was good.Where it erred was the treatment of individuals as numbers, totalitarianism, blind following of of ideology with out reference to changing social conditions, antidiluvian arguments on Thesis and Antithesis jumbo,destruction of fundamental structure of society like Family, Religion and trans Nationalism even when it was not in National interest,suppression of individual freedom,including speech,corruption,stifling of dissent,believing in self propaganda,hearing only what it wants to hear.
Sans this, Communism with a Humane Face is needed now, as with out the world being aware of it, great divide is slowly emerging between the have’s and havenot’s-the new name is stock market, corporations Vs those who are not a part of the same.Failure to heed this warning symptoms shall result in a sort of Revolution the world has not seen yet;one thing is sure,it will be devastating.
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The end and the beginning: lessons of 1989
Vladimir Tismaneanu, 2 – 11 – 2009
The epic upheaval of 1989 was a time when east Europeans lost their fear, overcame their moral frustration and political impotence, and regained a central role in the<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/the-end-and-the-beginning-lessons-from-1989" political sphere. The heart of this series of profound events survives across twenty years, says Vladimir Tismaneanu.
www.opendemocracy.net/article/the-end-and-the-beginning-lessons-from-1989
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