Havel’s anti-communist critique contained little if any acknowledgement of the positive achievements of the regimes of eastern Europe in the fields of employment, welfare provision, education and women’s rights. Or the fact that communism, for all its faults, was still a system which put the economic needs of the majority first.
Neil Clark, The Guardian.
Via Andrew Sullivan.
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:16PM
Neil, my boy, I am afraid that you will need to look further east to escape the oppression of Tory Cameron’s fascist regime. Your North Korean paradise is awaiting your arrival, though. Perhaps along the way you can stop in Tirana to lecture the Albanians about the achievements of Enver Hoxha.
December 24th, 2011 at 11:20PM
Indeed, Satan is a charming man. Unfailingly attentive, always ready to educate you a little more. In his house, he puts all men on equal footing. And he always strikes an excellent bargain.