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Tag Archives: communism
How North Korea Fell Behind South Korea, Part 2
It seems that there were three main events that caused North Korea’s economic decline: juche, the end of Soviet aid, and the incompetence of Kim Jong-Il. Continue reading
Posted in Asia
Tagged communism, economics, history, juche, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-Il, North Korea, South Korea, Soviet aid
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How North Korea Fell Behind South Korea, Part 1
The story of the two Koreas is a common American tale amongst the educated classes. Continue reading
What Flags Do Russia’s Protestors Use?
Russia has recently had a number of protests against President Vladimir Putin. The protests constitute a challenge of urban Russians against Putin’s rule.
If you’ve ever seen pictures of these protests, one interesting thing stands out. This is the fact that the protestors don’t wave Russia’s national flag. Instead, they always wave different flags: Continue reading
Posted in Europe
Tagged communism, flags, Politics, protests, Russia, Russian nationalism, Solidarnost, Vladimir Putin
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Why Don’t Hmong-Americans Vote Republican?
Perhaps no group in America has suffered more from Communism than the Hmong community. Continue reading
Posted in Asians, Democrats, Election Analysis, Republicans
Tagged communism, Democratic, elections, Hmong, Politics, Republican, Vietnam War
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Why Don’t Chinese-Americans Vote Republican?
There are a lot of Chinese-Americans in the United States. Many of them constitute immigrants who suffered tremendously under communism, through the Great Leap Forward and then the Cultural Revolution.
Yet Chinese-Americans are also a highly, highly Democratic constituency. Continue reading
Posted in Asians
Tagged China, Chinese, Chinese-Americans, communism, Communist Party, Democrats, elections, Politics, Republicans
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