The Kremlin’s Willing Slaves

Newspaper:
Jewish Herald
subjects:
States - Britain/England, Soviet Union (Russia). Ideologies - Communism, CommunistsIn the "Herut" newspaper, Begin analyzes and criticizes communists, deeming them as willing slaves. He first shares his amazement in watching the Communist world following suit with Russia in the de-Stalinization campaign. He argues that as willing slaves, communists will do and believe whatever their leader tells them. Begin then shares a conversation he had with a Russian officer while he was a Russian political prisoner. Begin concludes that willingly being a slave is shameful for the slave and that he is thankful that he is a free man.