John Yoo sounding like Stalin

[Cocoa]

the Berkeley law professor who frequently acts as an apologist for Ashcroft excesses, and makes excuses for torture, makes an argument that Joe Stalin made back in the day, posted by Billmon:

http://billmon.org/archives/001538.html

[tom_paine]

1. ALL Busheviks sound like Stalin and Stalinists

Left Authoritarianism and Right Auhtoritarianism share similar characteristics and autocracies, as well as a deep love of lies and disinformation.

Sound familiar?

[stavka]

2. Tom Ridge does a mean Beria.....

Even the Soviets had better uniforms; and with AMTRACK and the US Rail system sinking, I doubt the US will ever compare to the Stalinists or Nazi's.

[tom_paine]

4. Oh, and A$$croft a wondeful "Iron Feliks" Dzherzhinsky

You are correct, though, that the Busheviks will neevr be as bad as Nazis or Stalinists (not directly anyway.

But's it not for the reasons you think, like they don;t have it in them. It's because even the lowliest Marketing Freshmen KNOWS that, if you want to reintroduce an old, previously discredited product, like Totalitarianism, your shinyt new package MUST NOT REMIND PEOPLE OF THE OLD, DISCREDITED PRODUCT.

So, the Busheviks are just using Good Business Sense here.

[WilliamPitt]

3. Busted link

[Cocoa]

5. fixed

thanks. :-)

[David__77]

6. Stalin actually SOUNDED like a relatively enlightened person at times.

Actions are the key thing. Stalin always talked about liberation and how his 1930s Soviet constitution was the "most democratic in the world."