The Left Strikes Again
One of the reasons I have lost a lot of respect for the Left is their sheer historical illiteracy. First there was the Bush = Hitler meme. Now we have a news story where Amensty International calls the Guantanamo Bay the 'gulag of our times.
Then in the same piece the Associated Press reporter, Paisley Dodds, informs us about the gulag Amensty International is referring to,
"The use of the term gulag refers to the extensive system of prison camps in the former Soviet Union, many in remote regions of Siberia and specifically designed to hold political prisoners. The Soviets took over the system from the czarist government and expanded it after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Untold thousands of prisoners of the so-called gulags died from hunger, cold, harsh treatment and overwork."
Amazing. I know AP can be biased but this is ridiculous. Untold thousands died in the so called gulags? Yes, it sure did expand after 1917.
Then in the same piece the Associated Press reporter, Paisley Dodds, informs us about the gulag Amensty International is referring to,
"The use of the term gulag refers to the extensive system of prison camps in the former Soviet Union, many in remote regions of Siberia and specifically designed to hold political prisoners. The Soviets took over the system from the czarist government and expanded it after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Untold thousands of prisoners of the so-called gulags died from hunger, cold, harsh treatment and overwork."
Amazing. I know AP can be biased but this is ridiculous. Untold thousands died in the so called gulags? Yes, it sure did expand after 1917.
posted by John Flaxman at 10:25 PM
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