Comments on: Eisenhower and the Communists https://www.isegoria.net/2011/08/eisenhower-and-the-communists/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:29:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/08/eisenhower-and-the-communists/comment-page-1/#comment-322708 Isegoria Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:46:14 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=26020#comment-322708 From a libertarian perspective, yes, fascism and communism are just two forms of totalitarian tyranny with different rhetorical trappings — one claiming to struggle on behalf of a particular volk and the other on behalf of the workers of the world. From a progressive perspective though, revolutionary socialism (communism) is a necessary evil — breaking a few eggs to make an omelette — while fascism is simply evil.

]]> By: Aretae https://www.isegoria.net/2011/08/eisenhower-and-the-communists/comment-page-1/#comment-321189 Aretae Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:12:41 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=26020#comment-321189 Ok, fine…

The core issue (for me) is that in the ’20s, half the folks were communists, and the other half were fascists. Fundamentally, the core issue was that everyone was pro-autocracy of one form or another. And honestly, the positions were effectively indistinguishable, but for a bit of rhetoric.

I’ll buy in, if we admit that fascism was an acceptable ideology in that time frame, and that it was effectively indistinguishable from communism.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/08/eisenhower-and-the-communists/comment-page-1/#comment-321129 Isegoria Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:33:42 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=26020#comment-321129 All the cool kids are discussing political phylogeny. You want to be cool, right?

]]> By: Borepatch https://www.isegoria.net/2011/08/eisenhower-and-the-communists/comment-page-1/#comment-320911 Borepatch Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:16:01 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=26020#comment-320911 Man, everyone is getting in on this.

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