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<blockquote data-quote="Naofumi" data-source="post: 47463" data-attributes="member: 39">It was one of the most frightful instruments of terror; it threatened thesecurity and independence of the national economic structure, thefoundations of the state, and individual liberty.Above all, it was the &#039;free trade union&#039; that turned democracy into aridiculous and scorned phrase, and insulted the ideal of liberty. It alsostigmatized the notion of brotherhood with the slogan &#039;If you won&#039;t becomeour comrade, we will crack your skull. &#039;This was how I came to know this &#039;friend&#039; of humanity. During theyears that followed, my knowledge of it became wider and deeper-but ithasn&#039;t fundamentally changed.2.19 THE KEY TO SOCIAL DEMOCRACYThe more I became acquainted with the external forms of SocialDemocracy, the greater was my desire to understand the inner nature of itsdoctrines.Official party literature was not very useful. On economic questions,its statements were false and its proofs unsound. In treating of politicalaims, its attitude was insincere. Furthermore, its modern methods ofchicanery in the presentation of its arguments were profoundly repugnantto me. Its flamboyant sentences, its obscure and incomprehensible phrases,pretended to contain great thoughts, but they were devoid of thought, andmeaningless. One would have to be a decadent urban Bohemian in orderto be comfortable in that maze of aberrant reasoning, so that he mightdiscover an &#039;inner experience&#039; amid this dung-heap of literary Dadaism.They were obviously counting on the proverbial humility of certain of ourpeople, who believe that incomprehensibility equals wisdom.In confronting the theoretical falsity and absurdity of that doctrine withthe reality of the phenomenon, I gradually acquired a clear picture of its aims.At such times, I was overcome by dark forebodings and fear ofsomething evil. I saw before me a teaching inspired by egoism and hatred,mathematically calculated to win a victory-but the triumph of whichwould be a mortal blow to humanity.Meanwhile, I discovered the relationship between this destructiveteaching and the specific character of a people who, up to that time, werealmost completely unknown to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Naofumi, post: 47463, member: 39"] It was one of the most frightful instruments of terror; it threatened the security and independence of the national economic structure, the foundations of the state, and individual liberty. Above all, it was the 'free trade union' that turned democracy into a ridiculous and scorned phrase, and insulted the ideal of liberty. It also stigmatized the notion of brotherhood with the slogan 'If you won't become our comrade, we will crack your skull. ' This was how I came to know this 'friend' of humanity. During the years that followed, my knowledge of it became wider and deeper-but it hasn't fundamentally changed. 2.19 THE KEY TO SOCIAL DEMOCRACY The more I became acquainted with the external forms of Social Democracy, the greater was my desire to understand the inner nature of its doctrines. Official party literature was not very useful. On economic questions, its statements were false and its proofs unsound. In treating of political aims, its attitude was insincere. Furthermore, its modern methods of chicanery in the presentation of its arguments were profoundly repugnant to me. Its flamboyant sentences, its obscure and incomprehensible phrases, pretended to contain great thoughts, but they were devoid of thought, and meaningless. One would have to be a decadent urban Bohemian in order to be comfortable in that maze of aberrant reasoning, so that he might discover an 'inner experience' amid this dung-heap of literary Dadaism. They were obviously counting on the proverbial humility of certain of our people, who believe that incomprehensibility equals wisdom. In confronting the theoretical falsity and absurdity of that doctrine with the reality of the phenomenon, I gradually acquired a clear picture of its aims. At such times, I was overcome by dark forebodings and fear of something evil. I saw before me a teaching inspired by egoism and hatred, mathematically calculated to win a victory-but the triumph of which would be a mortal blow to humanity. Meanwhile, I discovered the relationship between this destructive teaching and the specific character of a people who, up to that time, were almost completely unknown to me. [/QUOTE]

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