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During the Cold War many reformers and activists traveled to Russia to observe the Utopian society called “The Workers Paradise”. Officials of the Komitet Gosudarstvenno Bezopasnosti (KGB) would tour these crusaders through the Kremlin and show them Potemkin Villages; structures that mislead others into seeing a bright appearance instead of the realities that existed. One reality was starvation; brutality and massacres that were conducted daily on a grand scale. These optimistic idealists left Russia convinced that Marxism was a model vision for humanity. A world with no struggle nor class, wealth and property was abolished and everyone was equal.  Vladimir Lenin called these crusaders for causes they weren't fully aware of “useful idiots “. During The Great Depression the world was ripe for our most vulnerable to become “useful idiots” for populist and demagogues that eloquently preached of a better tomorrow. To many capitalism seemed heartless, barbaric and cruel. As m

Time to get a new agenda by Jeffery McNeil After attending the commemoration of “The March On Washington ” and hearing the many speeches of progressives and civil rights activists.  I didn't feel the sense of history that many others felt, I left disillusioned and depressed for those who still adhere to the Civil Rights agenda of the sixties. I express gratitude for those who opened doors for me. I just believe seeing the black and white films of Selma and Birmingham are no longer inspirational, but depressing that many still rehash the same wounds from that period. The truth is that the civil rights agenda is outdated and the poor deserve much  better than those who claim to be their advocates. If the poor want to feel liberated they need to break away from these relics of the past. The protesters today remind me of football fans that reminisce about the 1959 Detroit Lions or 60 Philadelphia Eagles trying to relive their glory years as their current team suffers ano