{"title":"Communism","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-cheka-lenins-political-police-by-george-leggett","title":"The Cheka: Lenin's Political Police by George Leggett","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cheka: Lenin's Political Police\u003c\/em\u003e by George Leggett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1981 edition printed in 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; background: white;\"\u003ePlease allow two weeks for the book to be delivered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e6\" x 9\" \/ 514 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstablished by Lenin just six weeks after the coup of October 1917, the Cheka was Soviet Russia's first political police organization. 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For those curious about his definition of leftism, he tries to define it at the back of the book. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loJjTe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loJjTe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The author believes leftism emerged around the time of the Reformation among some small radicalized Christian sects. By the time the French Revolution rolled around, the ideological descendants of these sects had rejected religion, especially Christianity, and assumed a messianic character in their developing ideologies. They preached utopianism, constant revolution through the uprooting of all forms of tradition, and freedom below the belt. Radical egalitarianism was their rallying cry and any atrocity committed was justified in getting to the secular promised land. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loJjTe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loJjTe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Radical egalitarians claim to be driven by justice and love. However, in truth, they are often driven by anger, hatred, envy, and resentment. From the murderous drivers of the French Revolution, to the perversions of Marquis de Sade and modern pornographers, to the Russian and NAZI (National Socialists) Revolutions, to Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge, through the violence and sexual rebellion unleashed by these variant strains of leftism, the author documents the left’s unsavory history of creating hell on earth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loJjTe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loJjTe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"What does the author recommend replace the dominance of leftist thought in Western Culture? 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