I'm happy that it's so! I give it my highest endorsement - concise but solid introductory critique and analysis of 20th century socialism, and his dry sardonic humour is like Lenin's in places, making it an easy but also informative read
He's very good in that he doesn't describe Soviet societies through rose-tinted glasses, but also describes where they went wrong. Like how he talks about disincentives for innovation which heavily contributed to the econnomic decline and ineffective use of labor.
Very much to learn from him and this book in particular.
Big agree! Reinforces the notion that future socialist experiments must take into account the deficiencies of past socialisms and find ways to overcome them
Yeah, there definitely is a lot to learn from past attempts and how to build systems that can account for wrong paths they've taken, just in case we ever get the chance to move past whatever we have now.
rereading parentis Blackshirts and Reds
Another one at the top of my reading list.
I'm happy that it's so! I give it my highest endorsement - concise but solid introductory critique and analysis of 20th century socialism, and his dry sardonic humour is like Lenin's in places, making it an easy but also informative read
He's very good in that he doesn't describe Soviet societies through rose-tinted glasses, but also describes where they went wrong. Like how he talks about disincentives for innovation which heavily contributed to the econnomic decline and ineffective use of labor.
Very much to learn from him and this book in particular.
Big agree! Reinforces the notion that future socialist experiments must take into account the deficiencies of past socialisms and find ways to overcome them
Yeah, there definitely is a lot to learn from past attempts and how to build systems that can account for wrong paths they've taken, just in case we ever get the chance to move past whatever we have now.
He's so talented. I've only watched his speeches but really look forward to diving into his writing.
Agreed, hoping he outlives Kissinger or there's no justice in this world
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just finished reading it for the first time and loved it