I had no idea that conservative anti-Communists rarely mention those horrors. Who would be on that list of conservative anti-Communists? William F. Buckley, Jr.? Ronald Reagan?
yeah that was my reaction too - I don't know if they're always "conservatives" but for myself and the people I talk to, those items are really high on the list of reasons cited to be anti-communist!
I had no idea that conservative anti-Communists rarely mention those horrors. Who would be on that list of conservative anti-Communists? William F. Buckley, Jr.? Ronald Reagan?
yeah that was my reaction too - I don't know if they're always "conservatives" but for myself and the people I talk to, those items are really high on the list of reasons cited to be anti-communist!
Caplan, as often (usual?) is stating precisely the opposite of the truth.
Tell me you haven't talked with many conservative anti-communists with actually telling me...
The holodomor and purges are like standard talking point #3