On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM, Marv Gandall wrote: > > *But the issue has always been whether the Old Bolsheviks were part of > this conspiracy* - dating as far back as 1918 when it was alleged that > Bukharin and Trotsky were plotting to assassinate Lenin!
O.K. fine. Let's *assume* that the O.B. were part of the conspiracy from the get go. That suggests to me one of two things. Either the revolutionary career inevitably attracts a high proportion of unstable and deceitful personality types *OR* the political career, in general attracts those personality types and revolutionaries are no better than the rest. What is the take away for stable and honest people? Stay away from revolutionary politics and/or stay away from all politics. Yes, it is true that your comrades may stab you in the back. It is also true that you may stab them first as a precaution against them stabbing you. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40038): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40038 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117077942/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
