I can't continue this anymore. I am just taking a break from my meeting, but the link between the Fascists and the Pope is not that far fetched considering his actions during the war.
I don't think Stalin made an alliance with the Nazis, but just bought himself enough time to prepare for the war. For all his faults his was a realist. Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901 -----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yoshie Furuhashi Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 3:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PEN-L] EGYPT: Islamic Democrats? On 4/29/07, Perelman, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The US made the same sort of mistake linking with fundamentalists in > Afghan. It is not just the number of divisions. Was Stalin saying he > would link with the Pope if he had enough divisions or was he just > dismissing the Pope? In this case, Stalin asked rhetorical questions to dismiss the Pope, but in other cases he made peace with all sorts of political forces and entities, from the Nazis to FDR, and he conducted himself similarly toward Muslims and other religious groups inside the USSR and the actual and potential Soviet spheres of influence. Today's liberals and leftists of the sort who are expressing interest in the Muslim Brothers and the like, however, are obviously a little more discriminating in their alliance than Stalin. At the same time, it's clear that no one would take a look at them if they are politically insignificant. -- Yoshie
