"The simple fact is that Chairman Mao was a pretty perceptive political thinker. You can deplore what he did in China and still realize that not everything he wrote was the sheer embodiment of evil. Is this really how you want to start judging politicians -- by their favorite philosophers? Actually thinking about issues has gone way out of style on the right. It's much easier to march in lockstep with populist goons like Glenn Beck. It's appalling that so many LGF readers are buying into this insanity. What's wrong with you people?"
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