Credit to Kyle Joseph for making this wonderful post. Most of it covers the Stalin era of the USSR, so I will pin it here for all to see. THE DEBUNKING ANTI-COMMUNISM MASTERPOST IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ATROCITIES OF SOCIALISM, CHECK HERE FIRST! Almost daily, this forum rehashes decades-old chestnuts about communist history, ranging from cold war tales of poverty and famine, to ludicrous myths about alleged genocides. To reduce the clutter, Ill present some basic resources refuting these myths. If you have suggested additions for the database, just let me or another admin know, and odds are well throw it up here. Lastly, for additional Stalin-related questions, please visit our sister group: Communism 101 and the Stalin Question. Lets begin. For now, Ill just cover the main controversies that spring to mind, but please remind me of anything huge you feel Ive overlooked. SECTION 1: THE SOVIET UNION AND EASTERN EUROPE ANTI-COMMUNIST MYTH NUMBER 1: THE SOVIET UNION MANUFACTURED A FAMINE IN UKRAINE RESOURCE 1: Fraud, Famine, and Fascism by Douglas Tottle rationalrevolution.net/speci…/library/tottlefraud.pdf RESOURCE 2: Studies by historian Mark Tauger as.wvu.edu/…/Tauger,%20The%201932%20Harvest%20a… as.wvu.edu/…/Tauger,%20Natural%20Disaster%20and%… ANTI-COMMUNIST MYTH NUMBER 2: THE SOVIET UNION REPRESSED AND KILLED MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF PEOPLE RESOURCE 1: The Triumph of Evil by Austin Murphy redscans.files.wordpress/…/austin-murphy-the-tri… RESOURCE 2: Human Rights in the Soviet Union by Albert Syzmanski https://archive.org/details/HumanRightsInTheSovietUnion RESOURCE 3: Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens scribd/…/36425175/Ludo-Martens-Another-View-… RESOURCE 4: Studies by historian J Arch Getty amazon/…/dp/0300104073/ref=la_B001HN37PE_1_1… RESOURCE 5: The Legacy of Stalinism by Brown Eggs marxism-leninism-maoism.tumblr/…/anti-stalinism-… RESOURCE 6: Khrushchev Lied by Grover Furr https://anonfiles/file/8e81033dd2b6c3c3773f3895d64ef28c RESOURCE 7: Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti michaelparenti.org/BlackShirts.html ANTI-COMMUNIST MYTH NUMBER 3: THE SOVIET UNION AND THE EASTERN BLOC HAD NO DEMOCRACY AND IT WAS ALL JUST THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE SCREWING AROUND HOW DO STATES EVEN WORK??? RESOURCE 1: Soviet Communism: A New Civilization by Sydney and Beatrice Webb https://facebook/groups/communism101/10152344286446343/ RESOURCE 2: Is the Red Flag Flying? by Albert Syzmanski https://archive.org/details/IsTheRedFlagFlying RESOURCE 3: Socialism Betrayed by Keeran and Kenny https://facebook/groups/communism101/10152500222156343/ RESOURCE 4: Studies by historian Robert Thurston amazon.co.uk/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1… RESOURCE 5: Democracy, East Germany, and the Berlin Wall by Stephen Gowans gowans.wordpress/…/democracy-east-germany-and-the- berlin-wall/ RESOURCE 6: The Russians are Coming: The Politics of Anti-Sovietism by VL Allen https://archive.org/…/TheRus…/The%20Russians%20are%20Coming… RESOURCE 7: The 1936 Soviet Constitution departments.bucknell.edu/russ…/const/1936toc.html ANTI-COMMUNIST MYTH NUMBER 4: SOCIALISM IS AN ECONOMIC FAILURE RESOURCE 1: Do Planned Economies Work? by Stephen Gowans gowans.wordpress/…/do-publicly-owned-planned-ec…/ RESOURCE 2: From Farm to Factory by Robert Allen mediafire/…/Robert_C._Allen_-_Farm_to_Factor… RESOURCE 3: The Rise of Socialism by William Foster marxists.org/archive/foster/1932/toward/03.htm RESOURCE 4: We Lived Better Then by Stephen Gowans gowans.wordpress/2011/12/20/we-lived-better-then/ ANTI-COMMUNIST MYTH NUMBER 5: EVERYBODY HATED SOCIALISM RESOURCE 1: Homesick for a Dictatorship spiegel.de/…/homesick-for-a-dictatorship-majorit… RESOURCE 2: 60% of Russians Want Communism Back systemiccapital/60-percent-of-russians-want…/ RESOURCE 3: Former Soviet Countries See More Harm from Breakup gallup/…/former-soviet-countries-harm-breaku… RESOURCE 4: Russians say Aug 1991 events are tragedy, not triumph of democracy rbth/…/poll_russians_say_aug_1991_events_are_tra… RESOURCE 5: Growing Up Under Communism Was The Happiest Time Of My Life by Zsuzsanna Clark karldallasday.wordpress/…/oppressive-and-grey-n…/ RESOURCE 6: Struggling Romanians Yearn for Communism washingtontimes/…/struggling-romanians-yea…/… RESOURCE 7: Tajikistan Pines for Old Soviet Union Strength csmonitor/…/Tajikistan-pines-for-old-Soviet-… RESOURCE 8: Referendum on the Preservation of the USSR en.ria.ru/infographics/20110313/162959645.html RESOURCE 9: Central Asia in Nostalgia for the Soviet Period thewashingtonreview.org/…/central-asia-in-nostal… SECTION 2: THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ANTI-COMMUNIST MYTH NUMBER 1: MAO KILLED EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED RESOURCE 1: Did Mao Really Kill Millions? by Joseph Ball monthlyreview.org/…/did-mao-really-kill-millions-in…/ RESOURCE 2: Monster or Liberator? by Carlos Martinez invent-the-future.org/…/monster-liberator-legac…/ RESOURCE 3: The Battle for Chinas Past by Mobo Gao amazon/The-Battle-Chinas-Past-R…/…/074532780X SECTION 3: CUBA AND THE DPRK ANTI-COMMUNIST MYTH NUMBER 1: CHE KILLED EVERYBODY AND CUBA HAS NO DEMOCRACY AND IT JUST SUCKS RESOURCE 1: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson amazon/Che-Guevara-A-Revolution…/…/B004H8GMEY RESOURCE 2: 20 Reasons to Support Cuba invent-the-future.org/…/20-reasons-to-support-c…/ RESOURCE 3: Cuba: A Revolution in Motion by Isaac Saney amazon/Cuba-Revolution-Motion-I…/…/1842773631 RESOURCE 4: Cuba and its Neighbors by Arnold August amazon/Cuba-Its-Neighbours-Demo…/…/1848138660 RESOURCE 5: Cuban Democracy Fact Sheet cuba-solidarity.org.uk/resou…/DemocracyinCuba.pdf RESOURCE 6: On Cuban Democracy and its Electoral System https://facebook/notes/communism/on-cuban-democracy-and-its-electoral-system/10152440520341343 RESOURCE 7: The Elected Delegate and the Dissident in Cubas Municipal Elections dissidentvoice.org/…/the-elected-delegate-and-the-d…/ RESOURCE 8: 2002 Cuban Constitution walterlippmann/cubanconstitution.html ANTI-COMMUNIST MYTH NUMBER 2: THE DPRK HAS LOST ITS MIND AND BELIEVES IN UNICORNS AND DRAGONS AND I DONT KNOW RESOURCE 1: Korea Resilient! by Vince Sherman return2source.wordpress/…/korea-resilient-socia…/ RESOURCE 2: How to think about Socialism in Korea mltoday/how-to-think-about-socialism-in-korea RESOURCE 3: Western DPRK Propaganda by Alyx Luxemburg anti-imperialism/…/western-dprk-propaganda-the-…/ RESOURCE 4: DPRK Constitution kfausa.org/dprk-constitution/
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