Speech #1000141990

Indeed. the most telling point that Professor Raico makes is the fact that the mass executions and tens of millions of deaths that have resulted from Soviet communism in its history have not been mere historical accidents but are. in fact. the logical consequences of a system that denies such basic natural human rights as liberty and property. It is clear too. that we too often focus narrowly on the heroic efforts of dissidents and activists within the Soviet Union. ignoring the plight of 270 million Soviet subjects who live in a system where the state decides how much they earn. where they work. and where they live. Americans should concern themselves less with the clothing fashions of Soviet leaders and more with the need to pressure the Soviets to allow full immigration for any citizen. I think Americans should pressure their Government to inundate the Soviet Union with J.C. Penney and Sears catalogs so they can see that there is a difference in what our system has been able to produce rather than the stark. bare system in the Soviet Union and other Communistbloc nations. which is economically as well as morally bankrupt.