We celebrate the achievements of communism, torpedo neo-con arrogance and refute the West's root political dogmas.
Constructive critics of Communism are welcome. What we do not need is demonization or moralistic absolutes. Nor do we need a place to huddle and hide from the world while preaching to the choir!
We can be, instead, a diverse community, uniting "Left" and "Right" behind a belief in the Power of the People, a place where we can exercise and develop our ability to dialogue, find common ground and hone the intellect.
If we judge influence by the number of times a man appears in these forums, then Marx is, next to Hitler, the most influential man ever. These days, I rarely see people invoking Christ, Washington, Lincoln, or Churchill, but Marx pops up everywhere, as the terrifying incomprehensible Demon who singlehandedly destroyed all that is good in America. And how did Marx do this? -- he wrote a book. The book advises the workers of the world to unite and break the chains that enslave us -- yet it is commonly regarded as the recipe for Totally Absolute Totalitarian Tyranny. And nobody finds this contradiction odd or suspect?!