The domestic enemy you write of mentally operate under the delusion that somehow Americans can do communism so much better than the Russians did and everyone else who's tried it. Free stuff, free stuff, free stuff, free stuff, free stuff . . .
They prefer to call it socialism because the word has somehow like the name Bernie Sanders has come to have a warm and fuzzy feel to it.
Yeah, snowflakes, go hug a mama bear and see what happens.

I think you are talking about the supporters of Hildebeast.... They want to tie themselves to the coat tails of crooked hillary so they can share in the spoils.

Russia would never have come back if it werent for the oil that they are selling. We should stop fighting stupid wars and develop alternative energy to replace oil, and in the meantime drive down the price of oil and let these socialist countries sink into the sunset

The youngsters don't understand that Lenin too was quite charismatic and promising a lot of free stuff.

Bernie Sanders had this grandfatherly image at the start of the campaign. he appeared to be honest and believe in what he was saying. That was until he got worked over by the hildebeast. One would think he would have come out against her big time (I sure would have). But instead I happened to see one of his speeches where he went after Trump with such a vicious energy that showed the real evil in the hearts of these socialists. When they dont get their way, they turn violent in words and even in actions, while they go after non believers as intolerant, racist, zenophobic, and violent.

Then I saw hildebeast call half the population "deplorable"- a blatantly stupid remark to make in a political situation. But, I think it came from the heart and she blurted it out before she thought about what she was admitting.

I bet the scene on election night in the hillary camp was a sight to see. I imagine that Hillary herself went nuts over losing.

And then there were the riots after the election.

My conclusion is that the statist liberals are just evil to the core, and would prefer to see anyone who does not agree with them just die off quickly.

Francisco in AS was right about it being a war and how we need to take sides.

Trump has my support to drain the swamp of these people and get them out of the government.

I have decided that it IS a war, and the people who supported Hillary have defined themselves as the enemy and I have stopped having anything to do with them as soon as I find out how they voted.

Look at what Obamacare has done to normal everyday people. They cant afford to actually use the Obamacare they paid for because of the high deductibles. It seems to me that Obama gave a gift to the insurance companies, and the extra money is going there somehow.

Nine years too late for Ayn to see it. Too bad. Would love to have read her commentary.

I remember it so well...seeing the tanks in Moscow on the tv. I was a young engineer working in the aerospace business. The end of the cold war resulted in a career change.

Txs ed.

Ideas #2 and #3 relate to dupes. I wonder how many people are truly duped. People benefiting from a gov't that violates people rights have a reason to claim to support it. People living under direct threat from that gov't have a strong reason to lie and say they support it. I wonder how many true dupes there are. I suspect if you took them and their families out of danger, most people would prefer a republic that respects people's rights. As the article says, we see people voting with their feet.

Right on the mark about the need for school children to be taught about communism's history. I became interested in politics in junior high, studying about the Soviet Union & Nazi Germany. Horrible regime. Today, ignorant kids become Bernie Sanders supporters and mourn Fidel Castro.

So well stated!

But thanks to the federal reserve each current dollar is only worth a few pennies.
The peace dividend disappeared into the maw of the neo-cons plan for a new ameri-con.

Yes, and the people have been losing to domestic terrorists in DC ever since the USSR collapsed.

Indeed Dr., indeed it is.

Hi jbrenner,
The Cold War costs est. for the US
for the 45 years was $8 trillion.
The current admin spent it and some.

The battle is ongoing. The frontline is here.

"As we mark the 25th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s demise, let’s not forget the victims of communism. Let’s not forget that even though systems based on mistaken or malicious ideas like the Soviet Union will eventually collapse on their own, they can inflict decades of horror on the world and be followed by something as bad without the right ideas and values. But for this moment, let’s just celebrate that 25 years ago, a terrible tyranny was swept into the dustbin of history!",
but not delude ourselves of the current state of our own nation as near 1/2 of our population favors state-ism and rule by centralized experts of regulation while they fear individualism and unfettered freedom.

Hi DrEdwardHudgins,
Two earth shaking events share the same anniversary. 2004 Tsunami and The collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic.

35 years and younger in The USA probably know nothing of the USSR. Hence the popularity of Bernie Sanders openly Socialistic stance.

It makes me wonder what of the evils that, form of government hammered and abused on the "people ".
Are the school children in this country taught about the USSR ?
I would love your essay .Plus The very important historical proof that disaster awaits the people When altruism and collectivism becomes The philosophy .
Teach and discuss this daily in all grade schools.

Where is the peace dividend?