Posted on 10/20/2007 10:30:19 AM PDT by goldstategop
The leader of the former Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has founded a new political movement in Russia.
Mr Gorbachev told the founding congress of the Union of Social-Democrats that its mission was to fight against "negative tendencies" and corruption.
He said it supported President Vladimir Putin's efforts to reform Russia.
The new movement will not take part in general elections in December, which are expected to be won by the United Russia party, backed by Mr Putin.
"We are fighting for power, but only for power over people's minds," Mr Gorbachev told the 200 delegates gathered in Moscow.
Among the issues the movement would focus on, he said, were lack of real political debate, pressure being put on non-governmental groups and high levels of corruption.
A statement said that "the potential for free democratic choice and political competition is being limited... This is why social-democrats are uniting to fight for the values of freedom and fairness."
The congress elected the 76-year-old as the movement's leader unopposed.
Mr Gorbachev's far-reaching reforms of the Soviet system accelerated the collapse of communism in the 1980s.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
IMHO the whole world is better of without Soviet Union styled communism but that does not mean it is dead. The ideology still lives just sprouted up from the same stump under different names. Personally I think it is the nature a person is born with that causes them to need to used other humans as their pegs for protection and survival. Hard to let go of that lifestyle and certainly nothing free about the ideology.
Still I wonder did Gorbachev move out of the Presidio?
The antics of those black hooded creeps at Georgetown yesterday really drives that point home.
All in all I think the greatest cause for our own embrace of marxism is our public education system.
The only people who know the true horrors of communisim are dead or silenced, and the only people who really understand and appreciate our Constitution are those who use it to destroy us.
Did anyone ask Gorby if he ever removed Ronald Reagan’s boot from his rear end?
Ping.
Haven't you ever heard of the "democratic people's republic" of Korea? You don't think they qualify as Marxists either?
Gorbachev believes that Russia achieved considerable progress thanks to President Vladimir Putin. - “When chaos reigned in the country, he used all means to stop the chaos. Now the country is embarking to a new path. It should not move back, but it should move towards democracy,” Gorbachev said.
"Democracy is the road to socialism." - Karl Marx
"The goal of socialism is communism." - V.I. Lenin
"More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life." - Mikhail Gorbachev
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