Thälmann und Thälmann vor allen, Deutschlands unsterblicher Sohn.
My criticism of the KPD is that it wasn't ruthless enough. My criticism of Thälmann is that he A. wasn't "rootless and cosmopolitan" (1!) enough and B. enjoyed going outside and fighting Nazis a little too much (2).
(1!) cf. a certain 99-year-old New Yorker
(2) Can't think or fight fascists when you're dead
Social Fascism moment.
Thälmann und Thälmann vor allen, Deutschlands unsterblicher Sohn.
My criticism of the KPD is that it wasn't ruthless enough. My criticism of Thälmann is that he A. wasn't "rootless and cosmopolitan" (1!) enough and B. enjoyed going outside and fighting Nazis a little too much (2).
(1!) cf. a certain 99-year-old New Yorker
(2) Can't think or fight fascists when you're dead