Tag archives for communism
SACP goes in alone: Will they survive?
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has announced its decision to contest future election on its own. This is a breakaway from its usual strategy of acting as a parasite…
Hurrah – the party of genocide! Hurrah – the party of misery!
‘Stop that nonsense with me’ – Lady Astor to von Rippentrop, German ambassador to the court of St. James, giving her the ‘Nazi’ salute In the Sunday Times issue dated 26 February,…
Altruism for the Basis of Left-Wing Thought
Political thought in the West today is broadly divided into two camps – the left-wing and the right-wing. Each of these represents a very different worldview, and in order to…
A new day, a new Cabinet, the same President
Please refer to the bottom of the article for updated information In this follow-up to our breaking news report on President Jacob Zuma's sacking of former finance minister Pravin Gordhan…
Food Security: Communist Style
Norman Naimark (1) in his book Stalin’s Genocides concluded that there was more similarity between Hitler and Stalin than usually acknowledged: “Both chewed up the lives of human beings in the…
Fascists and Communists
Fascists and communists share a common objective; that is the desire for (and pursuit of) unlimited state power. In seeking popular support they promise voters utopia. Where ever these political…
On Puppets and their Masters
Written by: Tim Bester In the new South Africa, the party of Helen Suzman is routinely described as “white”, “racist”, “privileged”, “reactionary” and, most absurdly in view of its recorded…
Some facts and a story about Cuba
Fidel has finally snuffed it, and the reactions have been predictably mixed. He led the overthrow of a corrupt and repressive regime in Cuba, and replaced it with a brutal…
The End of Apartheid Was Not a ‘Go Ahead’ for Socialism
Shortly after I became a libertarian in mid-2013, my interest in South African history was also reinvigorated. Of course, I had already been fed the 'skeleton' of how we as…
Malema: Hatred for Power
EFF supporters rally to hear Malema. The South African media have been awash with statements and reports about Julius Malema’s call for blacks to seize white people’s land. This is in…