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Originally Posted by whell
For a historian, this guy must have a pretty myopic view of history. To equate the Russian revolution with all its following baggage to the American Revolution is the most absurd thing I think I've ever read.
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It is a bit of a stretch, but I think he's looking at opposite extremes. I'm guessing his point is that a populace chained will not thrive, but a populace completely free to destroy itself will do just that---destroy itself. Along the lines of Maos assertion that the best way to destroy a capitalist is to encourage his greed, then stand back and watch him destroy himself.
Not sure that I agree with it in sum total, but I can see how the model operates.
Dave