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Entry: Why is Western Media Bashing the New Russia? Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/why_is_western_media_bashing_the_new_russia#1519 Post contents: As a European I can say that communism was alive and well in Western Europe until 1989. It’s important for (liberal) Americans to understand that this assertion is not a ‘McCarthyite’ or a ‘right wing’ fantasy. Card carrying members of the communist party maneuvered openly in post war Western Europe and social-democrats like Dutch Prime Minister Den Uyl and German Chancellor Schmidt criticized their party members for making common cause with them. France, Greece, Italy and Spain had large communist parties. Less successful communist parties (in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany) chose a different strategy. They infiltrated ‘progressive’ movements (unions, the student movement of ’68, the Peace Movement) and tried to obtain key positions. Some of these movements also received funds from the Soviet Union. This was widely known and proven after the fall of the Wall. Revelations about communist sympathy led to a big mea culpa from leading politicians, journalists, writers and actors in the 90s. At zero cost, of course. Nobody was disgraced enough to give up his position. Former members of communist parties play an important role in modern day Green parties. Sent at: 2009 01 08