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Hitchens talks in "Letters to a Young Contrarian" about being a young communist, and actually working with some of those forming the government in Cuba. They s
by brownbat 11y ago
Hitchens talks in "Letters to a Young Contrarian" about being a young communist, and actually working with some of those forming the government in Cuba.
They said, "our revolution will be different, our people will be free. We will even allow satire, on all but one topic."
Hitchens: "Oh? What topic is that?"
Communists: "Why, the government, of course!"
Thus began his disillusionment...
- kentrado 11y agoA communist government is a bit like an anarchist government, innit?