The denial of evil and the case of communism

[Sybil Ludington]

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One of the most highly regarded books of the 20th century was Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death.” Winner of the 1974 Pulitzer Prize, the book is regarded as a classic for its analysis of how human beings deny their mortality.


But there is something people deny more than mortality: evil. Someone should write a book on the denial of evil; that would be much more important because while we cannot prevent death, we can prevent evil.


The most glaring example of the denial of evil is communism, an ideology that, within a period of only 60 years, created modern totalitarianism and deprived of human rights, tortured, starved and killed more people than any other ideology in history.


Why people ignore, or even deny, communist evil is the subject of a previous column as well as a Prager University video, “Why Isn’t Communism as Hated as Nazism?” I will, therefore, not address that question here.


I will simply lay out the facts.


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[RMNIXON]

Today's progressives present the choice between Capitalism and Socialism/Communism as if selecting a favorite flavor of ice cream.

[Mister D]

It's an unfortunate habit of North American conservatives to present a false dichotomy between 'free market' capitalism and communism. That said, the Western left has a very long history of making apologies for communism and of pretending ostensibly good intentions somehow translate into mitigating circumstances with regard to mass murder, terror and brutality. It's as if they to they meant well.

[jet57]

Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author.


One of the most highly regarded books of the 20th century was Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death.” Winner of the 1974 Pulitzer Prize, the book is regarded as a classic for its analysis of how human beings deny their mortality.


But there is something people deny more than mortality: evil. Someone should write a book on the denial of evil; that would be much more important because while we cannot prevent death, we can prevent evil.


The most glaring example of the denial of evil is communism, an ideology that, within a period of only 60 years, created modern totalitarianism and deprived of human rights, tortured, starved and killed more people than any other ideology in history.


Why people ignore, or even deny, communist evil is the subject of a previous column as well as a Prager University video, “Why Isn’t Communism as Hated as Nazism?” I will, therefore, not address that question here.


I will simply lay out the facts.


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They did write such a book: your biography.

[DGUtley]

They did write such a book: your biography.

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[Javad]

Communism is just as evil as democracy was one. The revolutions in France and the British colonies also led to killings and starvation. Sometimes they even violated their own principles. In France monarchy was restored and in USA slavery and Indian genocide continued. But at the end, democracy was established and led to social-economic growth which the old system was blocking.