fom wrote:
Dear mr dummyboy. your name fits you if you honestly believe Democrats are Communists. That is as rediculous as saying Republicans don't believe in God
I do not agree. I suspect that you have not read any of the books regarding the philosophies of communism nor many on the progressive movements, if you have a chance, I highly recommend that you do. It will be an eye opener. Many of the "changes" are directly from a belief that government is much more capable of ensuring the population is maintained in a standard.
This is rather long, but it is a start:
http://marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ch01.htmOnce you finish that, then read:
Highlights of a Fighting History: 60 Years of the Communist Party, USA
Philip Abraham Bart
Blacks and Reds: Race and Class in Conflict, 1919-1990
Earl Ofari Hutchinson.
Michigan State University Press, 1995
The Romance of American Communism
Vivian Gornick.
Basic Books, 1977
Nazis, Communists, Klansmen, and Others on the Fringe: Political Extremism in America
John George; Laird Wilcox.
Prometheus Books, 1992
The Red Menace, Revisited
Contributors: Bernstein, David E.
Publication: Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 100, No. 3, Spring 2006
Once you finish this list, let me know and I will provide you with a secondary reading list.
And here is a url that has some interesting information:
http://econintersect.com/b2evolution/blog2.php/2012/02/17/brainwashing-in-communism-and-in-democracy