Far Left Similar to Communist Movement, Former Student Radical Says
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🗓️ 14 September 2020
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Disconcerting similarities exist between the modern progressive left and the communist movement. Take it from someone who knows.
Tony Salinski, once a student radical and now an expert on communist ideology, identified as a communist for several years during the Vietnam War era. Salinski joins the podcast to explain why he was drawn to communism as a youth and to identify similarities between communism and socialism.
Learn more about the work of the Anticommunism Action Team here. And click here to learn more about Tony Salinski.
Also on today's show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a school principal who is using his skill as a barber to mentor his students.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Monday, September 14th. I'm Robert Bluey. |
| 0:09.7 | And I'm Virginia Allen. On today's show we talk with Professor Tony Salinsky, a former communist student |
| 0:16.7 | radical. Salinsky draws parallels between his own experience in the Communist movement and what's going on in America today. We also |
| 0:25.1 | share your letters to the editor and a good news story about a school principal |
| 0:29.2 | who is using his skill as a barber to mentor his students. |
| 0:33.0 | Before we get to today's show, |
| 0:35.0 | we want to tell you all about one of the most popular resources |
| 0:38.0 | on the Heritage Foundation website, |
| 0:40.0 | the Guide to the Constitution. |
| 0:42.0 | And with Constitution Day coming up later this week, |
| 0:45.0 | you can find more than 100 scholars who have contributed to create a unique line-by-line analysis |
| 0:51.0 | of the United States Constitution. The guide is intended to |
| 0:55.0 | provide you with a brief and accurate explanation of each clause of the |
| 0:58.9 | Constitution as envisioned by the framers and is applied in contemporary law. |
| 1:03.8 | If you want to gain a deeper understanding of our founding document, |
| 1:07.9 | visit heritage.org slash constitution |
| 1:11.2 | or simply search for heritage Guide to the Constitution. |
| 1:15.0 | Now stay tuned for today's show coming up next. I am joined by Professor Tony Salinsky, a former student radical in the Communist movement. |
| 1:30.3 | Tony, thank you so much for being here today. |
| 1:32.3 | You're welcome. Thank you for having me. Tony, thank you so much for being here today. |
| 1:33.0 | You're welcome. Thank you for having me. |
| 1:35.0 | The topic of communism and socialism is certainly getting a lot of attention in the current political and social climate. |
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