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...unified against the North, but Park believes this is the way to keep himself in power. Although his support is weakening, the South Koreans' unity against the North is not. Unlike the Viet Cong, who knew that South Vietnam was internally weak and spiritless in its fight against northern communism, Kim II Sung knows very well of the solidity of the opposition in the South. If he is plotting to take over the South before he dies, as Zagoria so weakly argues, he had better have a good plan...
Thus, there should be little doubt about South Korea's self-sufficiency in protecting itself from communism. In fact, as Reischauer points out, what if the South were to take over the North, a possibility which does not seem likely in the near future, but is definitely a possibility since the South does not enjoy existing with North Korea on its border. What kind of a position would the United States be in if it had ground troops in South Korea were such a war to begin...
...1930s, when early Eurocommunism caught on in my native Czechoslovakia, my grandfather came to the following conclusion: "In capitalism man exploits man, in Communism it is the other way around." France's New Philosophers have successfully recycled that piece of old conventional wisdom...
Opposition to the South African regime is illegal. People can be arrested and detained without trial at the whim of the Justice Minister, who does not have to give any reasons. They can be sentenced to life imprisonment or executed under the Sabotage and Suppression of Communism Acts, which define any attempt to change the status quo as "communist." Under such laws, the African National Congress of South Africa--the party of national liberation--was outlawed in 1960, and many opposition leaders--among them Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Bram Fischer--sent to jail for life...
...last week in the Paris suburb of La Courneuve-a uniquely Gallic blend of gourmet food, Marxist rhetoric and midway attractions. Nearly 9,300 new members were signed up during the two-day Red fete, which was attended by 1.5 million people. Boasted one party recruiter: "Ours is a Communism with joie de vivre...