Comments on: ‘Torn From the Flag’ – New Doc Rips Communism

By: CCW1970

CCW1970 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:45:58 +0000

Emmanuel, where, exactly, does Klaudia Kovacs make any sort of assertion like "…where all these hippies are who have parties celebrating the joys of living under Soviet Russia, where people wear fur coats and drink vodka to toast the KGB and plan vacations in Siberia."!?

In a predictable fashion, you dismiss the importance of her and her film by asserting they are both making hysterical claims.

By: Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Review: Torn From The Flag

Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Review: Torn From The Flag — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:27:40 +0000

[...] of the “Evil Empire.” Obviously, it was with particular interest, then, that I read Christian Toto’s interview with filmmaker Klaudia Kovács a few days ago, which alerted me to the only local showing of her 2007 documentary, “Torn [...]

By: Emmanuel Goldstein

Emmanuel Goldstein — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:11:13 +0000

Klaudia Kovacs sounds kind of delusional. I don't know where all these hippies are who have parties celebrating the joys of living under Soviet Russia, where people wear fur coats and drink vodka to toast the KGB and plan vacations in Siberia. How romantic!

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:21:39 +0000

A buddy of mine grew up in 1960s Romania (which made Hungary look like Las Vegas). When he finally got to the US, the most shocking thing he found was that stores here sold dog food. He was amazed that the West was so wealthy that we could actually manufacture food… for dogs.

By: OSweet

OSweet — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:31:29 +0000

The left is just way way way better at propaganda than the right; always has been and probably always will be.
So future generations are doomed … to learn the same f'n lessons over and over and over and over again.

Tragedy, farce, etc.

By: comatus

comatus — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:32:03 +0000

Ben, try to find "The New Class" by Milovan Djilas, 1957. It's a scathing expose of communism, by a communist.

By: Suzy

Suzy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:45:05 +0000

My dad was a teenager during the 56 Revolution and we know many freedom fighters. I am so glad a film was made about it and the horrors of Communism.

By: BevfromNYC

BevfromNYC — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:41:09 +0000

Very true. Though I think the people that think Communism or Socialism are good ideas want to be taken care of by the State anyway and are generally low achievers anyway.

By: Torn From the Flag - Think Free : Freedom Politics

Torn From the Flag - Think Free : Freedom Politics — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:17:29 +0000

[...] Big Hollywood alerted me to a new documentary about the uprising, Torn From the Flag, which has no qualms about denouncing the unmitigated evil of communism. BH: Why do you think few documentary filmmakers focus on the impact of Communism? How might this situation change? [...]

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Instapundit » Blog Archive » TORN FROM the flag…. — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:11:40 +0000

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