Geforce

Are you suggesting that by grouping Nazi Germany, the USSR and Saddam’s Iraq, is somehow favouring the right-wing?

What facts were ignored or invented? Hitler, Stalin and Saddam caused mass murder. Argue the details if you like. The main facts are quite clear.

Are you disputing the acuaracy statements made or the quotes in Steve’s post? I don’t see anything in your comments that counters them. What bothers you obviously, are the connections and opinions made about more recent events.

Henry Ford whatever his views about the Jews or any other group, didn’t promote the idea of mass murder or participate in the extermination of any group, left or right. Even if he had (add those of J. Kennedy and Lindbergh and anyone else you care to), you wouldn’t use his views to justify Nazi crimes? Or Soviet ones? Hardly

I didn’t call your comments “useless” but the Jews waiting to be shot probably weren’t interested in the “exact meaning” behind their situation. They needed a very practical solution to their immediate problem, not academic discussion.

I didn’t call the teaching of history “useless’ nor do I regard it as so.

Arthur

You are undoubtably correct that some bright folks in the USSR foresaw the collapse of the USSR in the 1970’s. I doubt if publishing desenting views about Soviet economic practices was big buisness in the USSR back then or very wise. So we all agree the conclusions these guys reached were wrong. I can live with it. I wonder if any of them ever had the grace to admit they got it wrong?

Sauron