Table Of Content

MICHAEL PARENTI BLACI<SHIRTS & Rational Fascism & the Overthrow of Communism BLACKSHIRTS & RED Parenti,M ichael,1 933- Blackshirts& reds ByM ichaPealr enti DirTtruyt h(9s19 6) AgainEsmtp i(1r 9e95 ) Demcorafcoryt hFee w( 17941,79 71,89 01,89 31,99 5) LanodfI doPlosl:i Mtyitchaoglyli onA meirc(a1 994) InvenRteiaynl:Tgi h tPeo litoifNc ewssM edi(1a 89 6, 2nedd it1i99o3n), Make-BeMleideivTaeh:P eo liotfEi nctsei rntmae(1n 99t2 ) ThSew oardnt dh Deo llIamrp:e riRaelvioslmu,at nitdoh ne, ArmRsa c(e918 9) Powearn tdh Peo wer(l917e8s)s EthnainPcdo l itAitctuaidlte( 1s 79 5) Trensda nTdr adgieeisnA meriFcoaerni gPno lyi 1c(79 1) ThAen it-ComnsmiItum pu(l1s9e6 9) MICHAELP ARENTI BLACI<SHIRT&S l �DS CITYL IGHTSB OOKS San Francisco © 199b7yM ichPaaerle nti AlRli ghRtess erved 109 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Covdeer siNging:Fe rle nch Boodke siNgann:cJ yP. e ters Typography: Harvest Graphics LibroafCr oyn grCeastsa loging-inD-aPtuab lication PareMnitcih,a1 e9l3,3 - Blackshirt:rs a tainfaodsn carileas dnmsdt hoev erthrow of communiIMs imc hPaaerle nti. p. cm. ISB0N- 87288(-h3c3)0.--1I 0S-B8N7 286(-p3b2k9.-)8 1. Commun2i.Ps oms.t -commu3n.Fi assmc.i sm. 4.C apital5i.Fs rmee.en terp6r.iAs net.i -commmouvneimsetn ts. 7.R evolutions. I.T itle. HX44.5.P13959 7 335.43-dc21 97-119 CIP CitLyi ghBtoso kasra ev ailtaobb oloek sttohrreosou ugprhr imary distriSbuubttoerr:rC aonmepaanPn .yO,B. o x1 602,6S 5. 5 tSht ., MonroOeR,9 745564.1 -847T-ol5l2-7ofr4re.de e 8r0s0 -274-7826. FAX 541-84O7u-rb6 o0o1ka8rsa.e l asvoa ilablel itbhrjraoorbuybg ehr s andr egidoinsatlr iFbouprte orrssoo.nr adlea rnsdc atalpolgesaw,sr ei te toC itLyi ghBtoso k2s6,C1 o lumAbvuesn SuaenF, r ancCiAs c9o4,1 33. CITLYI GHTBSO OKaSr eed itbeyLd a wreFnecrel inagnhde tti NancJyP. e tearndsp u bliastth heCedi tLyi ghBtoso kstore, 26C1o lumbAuvse nSuaenF, r ancCiAs9 c4o1,3 3. ACKNOWLEDG MENTS Ia mi ndebttoSe adl Sloyr iaPneogNg,yo toJna,nS ec anbtulr,ey anRdi chardfo rPt lheeviirn vsaulpupaaobnrldhte e lpcfurli ticisms oft hmea nuscOrnin putm.e roocucsa sJiaonnaesl ,s o utilized her preosfsiloinbarlas rkiitalotnl r sa dcokw mnu cnhe ediendfo rmation atm y request. MtyoS ttehpahnWakelnsci Nheae, la sHloaa z aen,d KathCrayhnfoi rlv la luaasbslies rteanndceer ed. AgaiIwn i,s thoe xprmeysg sr atittoNu adnecJ Py.e temrys ,e ditor atC itLyi gBhotosk fosr, heenrc ouragaenmhdee nrt critical reading oft hfien atle xAtn.db elattheadna krosew emdy p ublisthhepero ,e t anda rtLiaswtr eFnecrel infogrhi entvtiimt,eit nobg e coamC ei ty Lights saoumtyehe oaarrg so F.i lnlaayw ,o rodf a pprectioa tion StacLeeywa insdo thetronsou mertooum se ntiwohnop artoionk thper oducatniddoi ns triobftu htbiiosoo ntk h:ew yh od ot hweo rk. Tot hRee dasn odt henrasm,e lheesrsom easyn , whor esistedy 'Bysle asctkesarhndiwdarh tos contitnofiu geht to yd'arsu thcloerspso rate steudffs hirts. And tthome e mooryfS eaGne rvaansdi MaxG udnyv,a lufreide nadnswd a rrifoorr s socjiuacslet .i Pecrh cioo nsscoei ltlou coo rleob,a dnierroas sa, tud evrie almeesnitsepte errceh,ee s il.su.t.i a tuc hgei vaan ttia ngtleo broigreh esoipe rea ie, ridivsetnrtaeaci cplii ou, ptosivve ernot oli. Fohri mw hok nowosn lyyo ucro l,ro erflda g, youm usrte aelxliyss oht e,m aye xi.s.t . yowu hoa lryeh aadvaec hiemvaenbdyo urgeois anwdo rkingg-lcolraisess , yobue coamr ea agg aainntd h peo oerswta vyeo u. - PieParo lPoas olini CONTENTS Preface xiii 1 RATIONAL FASCISM Faschiissmt orhiacbsae leulnsy e tdos ecutrhieen teroefls atrsg e capitianltiesrateg satistn hsdete manodfsp opuldaerm ocracy. Theann dn owf,a schiasmsma de irrmaatsaispo pneaialnol rsd er tos ecutrhreea tieonndaoslfc ladsosm ination. PlutoCchroaotAssue t ocrats 2 Whom DtihdFe a scSiusptpso rt? 6 Kudofso Ard olapnhBd e nito 10 ThRea tiUosnoeaf lI rratIidoenoallo gy 11 PatriaanrPdcs heyu -dReovolution 14 FrietnodF lays cism 17 2 LET US NOW PRAISER EVOLUTION 23 Revoluatrideoe nmso crdaetviecl optmheaentxt psat nhdfre e edoms ofp eopwlheoe njonyoef dr eeduonmd eorp prespsrievree volu tionraergyi mes. Raervaeom lausetsmi poonwse ramgeanittn hset forcoefse xploitatiTvhee hypr riiandv gri almeagrteei.dc u citni on poliatnidecc aoln oompipcr ession. TheC osotfCs o unteorlruetvion 24 PresumpotfPi oownesr 26 WhosVei olence? 28 FreMea rkfoertt hFee w 31 TheF reedoofRm eo vlution 34 WhaMte asurPea ionf? 36 3 LEFTA NTICOMMUNISM 41 Likceo nservaantdri evaecst iomnoasortfit ehUse., SL .e fgtr eeted communiisntm h Seo viUenti oann dE astEeurrno wpiet fhae r anldo athainnwdgi ,ti hd ealeixzpeedc ttahtatitoo onnksoa ccount ofW esteernnc irclaenmdte hnsetu rvnievcaels soifs toiceisa lism undesri ege. GenufltecoOt rhitoodno xy 42 PurSeo ciavlsSi.is emSg oec ialism 49 DecentravlsiS.zur avtiivoanl 53 4 COMM UNISM INW ONDERLAND 59 Thei nterinrarla tioannadwl eiatkineesos fsp eassc to mmunist economainedts h sey stermeiacs wohnysp roducsttiavgintayt ed andr efowremrsse od iffictuole tf fect. RewardIinffinecgi ency 59 NoboyMd inditnhge Store 62 WantiInAtgl l 65 Reactitootn hiSesu mr face 68 RomantiCcaipziitnagl ism 72 5 STALIN'FSI NGERS 76 Newlpyu blidsohceudm entoantt higeou nl ag rase ovmeeawlhsa t diffepriecntotuf tr here e prensastiuvorefce o mmunsiysstt ems, botihnt hpea satni dn r ecetnitmT ehseh. i staocrciocm plishments ine conodmeivce lopwmietnhctio nm munciosutn trreiperse sentaep do sigtaiivinent hlei voefhs u ndroefmd isl lions. HowM anVyi ctims? 77 WherDei tdh Geu lGaog? 81 MemoroifMe asl development 84 6 THE FREE-MARKETP ARADISEG OES EAST(!) 87 Represbsyci oonns erfvoarticinetvs hef eo rmceorm munsitsatt es int hnea moef" democrreafotriPmcr: i'v ifrloempg rees- communist dayrse sttoort ehodel odw nicnlga sses. Wesptleurnnd eirn vestors thpeu blsiecc attogr r eparto tfoit th emserlevdeusc,i fonrgm etrh e communciosutn ttroTi heisr d lWeovrellds . Suppreosfts hiLeoe nf t 87 OneW-ayD emocracy 94 MusWte A doVraec laHva vel? 97 ColonitzhEiean sgt 100 7 THE FREE-MARKETP ARADISE GOEESA ST(II)1 05 Thee mergeonffrc eee -marrakpeatca indtg yr owiinnge quality, widespcrreiamsdeo ,c miaalla dainedvs i,c timiezsapteicoina,l ly ofw omenc,h ildtrheeen l,d earnldyt ,h ep oorT.h eT hird Worldizaantcdiu olnt duercaoalfyfo rmercloyl lecstoicviiestti es. FoVri pearnsBd l ooudcksers 105 ShoTchke rafopr y tMhaen y 108 Crime Coarndr uption 111 Cultural Decay 112 Womena nCdh ildLraesnt 141 "WeD idnR'eta lWihzaeWt e Had" 116