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Why aren't communists stigmatized just as much as Confederates and neo-Nazis are?
by Michael Rubin | Aug 14, 2017, 12:34 PM
If protesters truly want to combat hate, they must recognize that the Nazi Swastika, Confederate iconography, and the hammer and sickle each represent ideologies of hatred. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)
Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, Va., where a car mowed through a crowd protesting against neo-Nazis and other "alt-right" demonstrators, has renewed focus on white supremacists and, more specifically, the role Confederate monuments play as rallying points. In the wake of the Charlottesville protests, Baltimore; Richmond, Va.; Dallas; and Lexington, Ky., are now debating removing their Confederate monuments. Simply put, the protesters argue that history matters and that the symbolism of the past has resonance today.
Make no mistake: The issue surrounding Confederate symbolism is different than efforts at Yale University and elsewhere to rename buildings and to remove statues, stained glass windows, and artwork. The issue at hand is not a refusal to judge historical figures by the standards of their time, but rather the symbolism driving or representing a political movement.
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The Khmere Rouge may have worked with more than one governing system, I don't know but they seem to have been as bad as anyone and killed off about 20% of their population. I don't see what could be worse.
From the movie "The Killing Fields". And yes, this is what Communists and Anarchists do. The gulags, etc.
