Cold War

The Romance of Red; a look at the popular perception of socialism, part 2

The following is part 2 of a 3-part series that discusses the author’s observations of the perception of socialism today and how would-be collectivists fail to see the dark side of their ideology. Read part 1 here. ---- While perusing YouTube in search of historical video clips, I reviewed the video results for “East Germany” [...]

The Romance of Red; a look at the popular perception of socialism, part 1

The following is part 1 of a 3-part series that discusses the author’s personal perceptions and recollections of socialism and communism while growing up in the 1990’s. ---- One of my favorite pastimes of late is browsing YouTube; the right keywords can be used for more than finding the latest viral video. Anyone interested in [...]