On Aug 9, 2010, at 2:36 PM, Jim Devine wrote:
...Similarly, Stalin had major effects on the ideology and
organization
of the CPSU that Lenin likely never even dreamed about.
Except in his nightmares--hence his [failed] efforts to get rid of
Stalin before they came true.
Why reject Paul's sainthood with scare quotes?
"Saint" is usually an honorific, with which I'm reluctant to honor
secret-police infiltrators like Saul/Paul and Koba/Stalin.
Roughly speaking, James the Just was to Jesus as Lenin was to Marx,
and Paul was to James (and Jesus) as Stalin was to Lenin (and Marx).
Shane Mage
"Thunderbolt steers all things." Herakleitos of Ephesos, fr. 64
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