10/15/2010: While buoyed by the fall of Czarist Russia, the international Communist Party faced stiff resistance from Western democracies by the early 1920s. Combined with the failure of revolutions in Poland, Hungary and Germany, party officials realized they needed a more subtle method to spread their ideology. Instead of directly fighting the capitalist structure, communist organizations worked to undermine it from within: through political activism and communist outreach.
Maine Voices: Use new glue to repair our democracy
Open primaries will encourage voters to think of ourselves not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans.
By Joe H. Pickering Jr.Special to the Telegram
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Until now, no American ever experienced the horror of our Capitol being attacked by fellow Americans. Greg Kesich, in his Jan. 10 column, described it as “watching democracy come unglued.” True! Political scientist Jasmin Mujanovic was quoted as recommending investing in a massive public education campaign and setting up a 9/11-style commission. Will the current political system also be evaluated? Using the same old party glue will not glue us back together. Why? The American voter is moving on.