The Mortal Danger [antikvár]

1. Two Fallacies About Communism Anyone not hopelessly blinded by his own illusions must rec-ognize that the West today finds itself in a crisis, perhaps even in mortal danger. One could point to numerous particular causes or trace the specific stages over the last sixty years that have led to the present state of affairs. But the ultímate cause clearly lies in sixty years of obstinate blindness to the true nature of communism. I am not concerned here with those who cherish, glorify, and defend communism to this day. To such people I have nothing to say. Yet there are many others who are aware that communism is an evil and a menace to the world, but who have nevertheless failed to grasp its implacable nature. And such individuals, in their capacities as policy advisers and political leaders, are even now committing fresh blunders which will inevitably have lethal repercussions in the future. Two mistakes are especially common. One is the failure to understand the radical hostility of communism to mankind as a whole—the failure to realize that communism is irre-