Quote: the G-man said: most people wouldn't have even known that the Stalin quote meant anything but impeachment if the Washington Post, and people like yourself, hadn't followed up.
So's who really firing people up about killing?
Quote: Paul Mandral said: Are you implying that Viera didn't know the full quote or what Stalin meant by it?
Yeah. It's possible.
And, before someone accuses me of being partisan on this, let me point out an old thread, entitled "Kerry Campaign Slogan Has Communist Roots," on which it was noted that Kerry had indirectly lifted Stalinst poetry for a campaign slogan.
In response to that accusation against Kerry, I stated:
Quote: Normally, I'm the first guy to jump all over Kerry for his various transgressions against all that is good and decent in America, but I think this particular criticism is off base.
This is really no different than when Reagan's people tried to use the song "Born in the USA," and didn't realize it was an anti-war song by a liberal rock singer, or when Bush the father used "Dont Worry be Happy."
They were just referencing the title, not all the other meanings attached thereto.
It's a common tool of communication, and literature, to reference a famous quote or work of art to make a point, even if that point is somewhat different or divorced from the something in the author's original work.
Part of any work of art should be the ability of others to bring their own meaning to it.
It was true for Kerry. It's possibly true for this guy.
