Communists lie
Those of us who are old enough to remember the Soviet Union can recall how the Soviets used to lie. The Soviets claimed to have a robust economy. The truth was they had a difficult time feeding their people. The Soviets claimed they needed the Berlin Wall to keep the West from invading. The truth was the Soviets needed the wall to keep their people suppressed. The Soviets claimed outsiders could visit Russia freely. The truth was the Soviets spied on the foreigners that came into their country.
The Soviets wanted to make themselves look good to outsiders. Many, even many in the West, fell for the Soviet lies. I remember hearing in the 1970s and early 1980s how the Soviets had a higher standard of living then us in the West and they were the future while we were the past.
There were, thankfully, those who did not believe to Soviet lies. Ronald Reagan correctly labeled the Soviet Union the “Evil Empire.” William F. Buckley, Jr. and the National Review warned of the evils of the Soviet lies for over 3 decades before the fall of Berlin Wall.
Fast forward today and we do we see? Today there is a new group of communists trying to desperately to once again, impress the outside world. They even claim they really aren’t communists…never mind there is no free press, no freedom of expression, no free movement of people and the most powerful people in the country all belong to the same…you guessed it…communist party.
Just like the communists of old, these communists lie. They sell us toys they say are safe. In reality the toys are covered with lead based paint. They tell us they are selling us safe animal food. The truth is the animal food is filled with poisons that kill our pets. They promise us that they can produce inexpensive pharmaceutical products of high quality. Instead they fill capsules with paint shavings and pass them off to us as chemotherapy drugs.
Communists lie.
What is most worrisome about this is that American businesspeople seem oblivious to the lies. These are the same American businesspeople who now admit they “mispriced risk” during the run-up to the Asian Financial Crisis of a decade ago. They also mispriced risk during the dot.com asset bubble. And of course, they mispriced risk during the recent housing bubble.
But the American businesspeople tell us: this time is different. Sure, they are investing in a huge communist economy, but they say “look at all the building, look at all the Maybachs they drive, they are just like us. They aren’t really communists, they’re capitalists, just like us.”
No.
Remember: communists lie.
The Soviets wanted to make themselves look good to outsiders. Many, even many in the West, fell for the Soviet lies. I remember hearing in the 1970s and early 1980s how the Soviets had a higher standard of living then us in the West and they were the future while we were the past.
There were, thankfully, those who did not believe to Soviet lies. Ronald Reagan correctly labeled the Soviet Union the “Evil Empire.” William F. Buckley, Jr. and the National Review warned of the evils of the Soviet lies for over 3 decades before the fall of Berlin Wall.
Fast forward today and we do we see? Today there is a new group of communists trying to desperately to once again, impress the outside world. They even claim they really aren’t communists…never mind there is no free press, no freedom of expression, no free movement of people and the most powerful people in the country all belong to the same…you guessed it…communist party.
Just like the communists of old, these communists lie. They sell us toys they say are safe. In reality the toys are covered with lead based paint. They tell us they are selling us safe animal food. The truth is the animal food is filled with poisons that kill our pets. They promise us that they can produce inexpensive pharmaceutical products of high quality. Instead they fill capsules with paint shavings and pass them off to us as chemotherapy drugs.
Communists lie.
What is most worrisome about this is that American businesspeople seem oblivious to the lies. These are the same American businesspeople who now admit they “mispriced risk” during the run-up to the Asian Financial Crisis of a decade ago. They also mispriced risk during the dot.com asset bubble. And of course, they mispriced risk during the recent housing bubble.
But the American businesspeople tell us: this time is different. Sure, they are investing in a huge communist economy, but they say “look at all the building, look at all the Maybachs they drive, they are just like us. They aren’t really communists, they’re capitalists, just like us.”
No.
Remember: communists lie.
