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Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
My dasughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to
answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
Tim wrote:
My dasughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Pinko refers to any communist, as in "You Commie Pinko F*g" |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
Tim wrote:
My dasughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Communist sympathizers. It was a term used to describe anyone that was sympathetic to the communist or socialist cause, but wasn't actually a card carrying member of the communist party. Sort of a communist light term. It originally came from the term "parlor pinks" which was used back in the 20s and 30s to refer to the same sympathizers. Pink being a diluted version of red. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
Robert Allison wrote: Tim wrote: My daughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Communist sympathizers. It was a term used to describe anyone that was sympathetic to the communist or socialist cause, but wasn't actually a card carrying member of the communist party. Sort of a communist light term. It originally came from the term "parlor pinks" which was used back in the 20s and 30s to refer to the same sympathizers. Pink being a diluted version of red. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX Robert, you answered a question that I should have also posted. the sympathaizers living in a free society with communistic views. "parlor pinks" I've never heard that phrase before. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
"Tim" wrote in message
... Robert Allison wrote: Tim wrote: My daughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Communist sympathizers. It was a term used to describe anyone that was sympathetic to the communist or socialist cause, but wasn't actually a card carrying member of the communist party. Sort of a communist light term. It originally came from the term "parlor pinks" which was used back in the 20s and 30s to refer to the same sympathizers. Pink being a diluted version of red. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX Robert, you answered a question that I should have also posted. the sympathaizers living in a free society with communistic views. Communism doesn't strictly require a "non-free" society. It's just that nobody's really managed to pull off any of the economic tricks *without* screwing with people's freedoms. I'm a bit rusty on this, but I believe Tito thought he could make socialism work in Yugoslavia without involving the evils he saw in the USSR & China. A quick google search for "tito yugoslavia" reveals a vast amount of disagreement about whether he succeeded or not. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Feb 29, 10:43*am, Tim wrote:
Robert Allison wrote: Tim wrote: My daughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Communist sympathizers. It was a term used to describe anyone that was sympathetic to the communist or socialist cause, but wasn't actually a card carrying member of the communist party. *Sort of a communist light term. It originally came from the term "parlor pinks" which was used back in the 20s and 30s to refer to the same sympathizers. *Pink being a diluted version of red. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX Robert, you answered a question that I should have also posted. the sympathaizers living in a free society with communistic views. "parlor pinks" *I've never heard that phrase before.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Parlor Pinks? Is that kind of like our Limosine Liberals? Sounds like the same kind of psudo-intellectuals we have sitting in coffee shops and DNC offices now...;) |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
JoeSpareBedroom wrote: I'm a bit rusty on this, but I believe Tito thought he could make socialism work in Yugoslavia without involving the evils he saw in the USSR & China. A quick google search for "tito yugoslavia" reveals a vast amount of disagreement about whether he succeeded or not. Evidently he didn't do too good of a job at his attempt. If I rememebr correctly, Wasn't he proven to be one of the most corrupt of Eastern bloc dictators..? |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
"Tim" wrote in message
... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: I'm a bit rusty on this, but I believe Tito thought he could make socialism work in Yugoslavia without involving the evils he saw in the USSR & China. A quick google search for "tito yugoslavia" reveals a vast amount of disagreement about whether he succeeded or not. Evidently he didn't do too good of a job at his attempt. If I rememebr correctly, Wasn't he proven to be one of the most corrupt of Eastern bloc dictators..? Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
"Tim" wrote in message
... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&oref=slogin |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:20:56 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: My dasughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Probably somebody already answered this correctly, but I don't care. It comes from the term "parlor pink" which basically referred to who believed in the communal concept of social engineering, but were largely products of western style capitalism. To put it another way, "parlor pinks" were of the elite intellectual who benefitted from the capitalist system, but were enamoured of the communist concept. Think limousine liberal as an analogy. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:25:45 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote: Tim wrote: My dasughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Pinko refers to any communist, as in "You Commie Pinko F*g" That's Long Haired Hippy Type Pinko Fag. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&oref=slogin More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
John H. wrote:
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&oref=slogin More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. It isn't going to be that difficult to defeat a Republican candidate who wants a "forever" war, says he has no real understanding of economics, and is the standard bearer of a political party that brought us the current recession, ignored the looming housing crisis, did nothing to even try to alleviate rising energy prices, is vehemently anti-science, and wants to deport 12 million Latinos. McCain is a decent man, and he is going to be slaughtered at the polls this November. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:17:16 -0500, John H. wrote:
More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us...er&oref=slogin |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
"John H." wrote in message
... On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&oref=slogin More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. Of course, that article is not relevant to the concept in the article I posted. But considering what you are, this isn't surprising. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:23:39 -0500, HK wrote:
John H. wrote: On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&oref=slogin More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. It isn't going to be that difficult to defeat a Republican candidate who wants a "forever" war, says he has no real understanding of economics, and is the standard bearer of a political party that brought us the current recession, ignored the looming housing crisis, did nothing to even try to alleviate rising energy prices, is vehemently anti-science, and wants to deport 12 million Latinos. McCain is a decent man, and he is going to be slaughtered at the polls this November. Harry, go back to playing with JimH. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:08:45 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "John H." wrote in message .. . On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&oref=slogin More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. Of course, that article is not relevant to the concept in the article I posted. But considering what you are, this isn't surprising. Oh, I thought you were talking about puking. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Feb 29, 12:07*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:20:56 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: My dasughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Probably somebody already answered this correctly, but I don't care. It comes from the term "parlor pink" which basically referred to who believed in the communal concept of social engineering, but were largely products of western style capitalism. *To put it another way, "parlor pinks" were of the elite intellectual who benefitted from the capitalist system, but were enamoured of the communist concept. Think limousine liberal as an analogy. I was right, I was right! ;) |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Feb 29, 12:07*pm, Artie Choke wrote:
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:25:45 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote: Tim wrote: My dasughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Pinko refers to any communist, as in "You Commie Pinko F*g" That's Long Haired Hippy Type Pinko Fag. Hey, I resemble that remark! Well except for the pinko and fag parts..;) |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
"John H." wrote in message
... On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:08:45 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "John H." wrote in message . .. On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&oref=slogin More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. Of course, that article is not relevant to the concept in the article I posted. But considering what you are, this isn't surprising. Oh, I thought you were talking about puking. -- John H I know what you were pretending to think. Thanks for confirming it. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Feb 29, 12:17*pm, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&emc=th&oref.... More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Really, The New York Lies? You have got to be kidding. Right off it accuses the "Republican Party" of using Obama's middle name.. Which is of course a lie. Intellectually honest folks really can't expect to get anything from the NY Lies but a chuckle and a few cupons on the weekend... |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
wrote in message
... On Feb 29, 12:17 pm, John H. wrote: On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&emc=th&oref... More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Really, The New York Lies? You have got to be kidding. Right off it accuses the "Republican Party" of using Obama's middle name.. Which is of course a lie. Intellectually honest folks really can't expect to get anything from the NY Lies but a chuckle and a few cupons on the weekend... ==================== You're right. All the articles in the NYT are worthless. There are no exceptions. Even the recipes are evil. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Feb 29, 12:23*pm, HK wrote:
John H. wrote: On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&emc=th&oref... More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. It isn't going to be that difficult to defeat a Republican candidate who * wants a "forever" war, says he has no real understanding of economics, and is the standard bearer of a political party that brought us the current recession, ignored the looming housing crisis, did nothing to even try to alleviate rising energy prices, is vehemently anti-science, and wants to deport 12 million Latinos. McCain is a decent man, and he is going to be slaughtered at the polls this November.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You seem to make it up as you go along, just like the DNC and Billary's 527's. A currant commercial says "McCain says we will be in Iraq for a thousand years". McCain did not say that, period, he said 100.. Now Billary is running fear monger ad's which of course they hated just last election... ;) Billary is lies, period. The New York Lies should be dismissed for the comic strip it is... |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
Tim wrote:
Robert Allison wrote: Tim wrote: My daughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Communist sympathizers. It was a term used to describe anyone that was sympathetic to the communist or socialist cause, but wasn't actually a card carrying member of the communist party. Sort of a communist light term. It originally came from the term "parlor pinks" which was used back in the 20s and 30s to refer to the same sympathizers. Pink being a diluted version of red. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX Robert, you answered a question that I should have also posted. the sympathaizers living in a free society with communistic views. "parlor pinks" I've never heard that phrase before. When you get called something often enough, you begin to wonder about it. I did. Back in the sixties, all you had to do to become an official pinko was grow your hair long and wear a peace symbol. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Feb 29, 1:51*pm, Robert Allison wrote:
Tim wrote: Robert Allison wrote: Tim wrote: My daughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Communist sympathizers. It was a term used to describe anyone that was sympathetic to the communist or socialist cause, but wasn't actually a card carrying member of the communist party. *Sort of a communist light term. It originally came from the term "parlor pinks" which was used back in the 20s and 30s to refer to the same sympathizers. *Pink being a diluted version of red. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX Robert, you answered a question that I should have also posted. the sympathaizers living in a free society with communistic views. "parlor pinks" *I've never heard that phrase before. When you get called something often enough, you begin to wonder about it. *I did. Back in the sixties, all you had to do to become an official pinko was grow your hair long and wear a peace symbol. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I could never understand why they called us fag's though. Maybey cause we were always stealin' their girlfriends;) |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
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Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
Tim wrote:
My dasughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? The socialists. They weren't fully red but well on their way. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... Robert Allison wrote: Tim wrote: My daughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Communist sympathizers. It was a term used to describe anyone that was sympathetic to the communist or socialist cause, but wasn't actually a card carrying member of the communist party. Sort of a communist light term. It originally came from the term "parlor pinks" which was used back in the 20s and 30s to refer to the same sympathizers. Pink being a diluted version of red. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX Robert, you answered a question that I should have also posted. the sympathaizers living in a free society with communistic views. Communism doesn't strictly require a "non-free" society. It's just that nobody's really managed to pull off any of the economic tricks *without* screwing with people's freedoms. I'm a bit rusty on this, but I believe Tito thought he could make socialism work in Yugoslavia without involving the evils he saw in the USSR & China. A quick google search for "tito yugoslavia" reveals a vast amount of disagreement about whether he succeeded or not. He failed. As soon as he died the artificial construct that was Yugoslavia cracked and crumbled. We will see the same thing in Iraq over the next 10 to 15 years. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
Tim wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote: I'm a bit rusty on this, but I believe Tito thought he could make socialism work in Yugoslavia without involving the evils he saw in the USSR & China. A quick google search for "tito yugoslavia" reveals a vast amount of disagreement about whether he succeeded or not. Evidently he didn't do too good of a job at his attempt. If I rememebr correctly, Wasn't he proven to be one of the most corrupt of Eastern bloc dictators..? That was the guy in Romania. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&oref=slogin Both of them should go to jail for corruption. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Feb 29, 1:27*pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 12:17 pm, John H. wrote: On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&emc=th&oref... More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Really, The New York Lies? You have got to be kidding. Right off it accuses the "Republican Party" of using Obama's middle name.. Which is of course a lie. Intellectually honest folks really can't expect to get anything from the NY Lies but a chuckle and a few cupons on the weekend... ==================== You're right. All the articles in the NYT are worthless. There are no exceptions. Even the recipes are evil.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No, the comics and cupons are probably legit, the rest is just another 527 wanna'be. I am not surprised you get your info from them, probably why you always have it wrong... |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
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. .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Robert Allison wrote: Tim wrote: My daughter asked me this last night and I realy didn't know how to answer her. since the Russian Revoloution in 1917, and the overthrow of the Czar, the US refered to the C.C.C.P. an the "Reds". OK, where did the "Pinko" term come into effect? Was it the eventual Eastern Bloc nations? or say , Castro's Cuba? I'm curious, who were the "Pinko's? Communist sympathizers. It was a term used to describe anyone that was sympathetic to the communist or socialist cause, but wasn't actually a card carrying member of the communist party. Sort of a communist light term. It originally came from the term "parlor pinks" which was used back in the 20s and 30s to refer to the same sympathizers. Pink being a diluted version of red. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX Robert, you answered a question that I should have also posted. the sympathaizers living in a free society with communistic views. Communism doesn't strictly require a "non-free" society. It's just that nobody's really managed to pull off any of the economic tricks *without* screwing with people's freedoms. I'm a bit rusty on this, but I believe Tito thought he could make socialism work in Yugoslavia without involving the evils he saw in the USSR & China. A quick google search for "tito yugoslavia" reveals a vast amount of disagreement about whether he succeeded or not. He failed. As soon as he died the artificial construct that was Yugoslavia cracked and crumbled. We will see the same thing in Iraq over the next 10 to 15 years. I can't believe what you just wrote! Are you questioning our great leader's most excellent plan??? |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
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... On Feb 29, 1:27 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 12:17 pm, John H. wrote: On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&emc=th&oref... More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Really, The New York Lies? You have got to be kidding. Right off it accuses the "Republican Party" of using Obama's middle name.. Which is of course a lie. Intellectually honest folks really can't expect to get anything from the NY Lies but a chuckle and a few cupons on the weekend... ==================== You're right. All the articles in the NYT are worthless. There are no exceptions. Even the recipes are evil.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No, the comics and cupons are probably legit, the rest is just another 527 wanna'be. I am not surprised you get your info from them, probably why you always have it wrong... ============ When's the last time you read the NYT, especially on a Sunday? |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Feb 29, 11:27*pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 1:27 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 12:17 pm, John H. wrote: On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&emc=th&oref... More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Really, The New York Lies? You have got to be kidding. Right off it accuses the "Republican Party" of using Obama's middle name.. Which is of course a lie. Intellectually honest folks really can't expect to get anything from the NY Lies but a chuckle and a few cupons on the weekend... ==================== You're right. All the articles in the NYT are worthless. There are no exceptions. Even the recipes are evil.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No, the comics and cupons are probably legit, the rest is just another 527 wanna'be. I am not surprised you get your info from them, probably why you always have it wrong... ============ When's the last time you read the NYT, especially on a Sunday?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sorry, forgot you are a useless piece of ****, so I removed the post. I have no need to play with drunks..... |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
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... On Feb 29, 11:27 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 1:27 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 12:17 pm, John H. wrote: On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&emc=th&oref... More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Really, The New York Lies? You have got to be kidding. Right off it accuses the "Republican Party" of using Obama's middle name.. Which is of course a lie. Intellectually honest folks really can't expect to get anything from the NY Lies but a chuckle and a few cupons on the weekend... ==================== You're right. All the articles in the NYT are worthless. There are no exceptions. Even the recipes are evil.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No, the comics and cupons are probably legit, the rest is just another 527 wanna'be. I am not surprised you get your info from them, probably why you always have it wrong... ============ When's the last time you read the NYT, especially on a Sunday?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sorry, forgot you are a useless piece of ****, so I removed the post. I have no need to play with drunks..... ===================== Translation: You never read the NYT, or you would've realized it does not contain comics or coupons. So, you're critical of a newspaper you do not read. You're as lame as little children who say "I know I won't like it, so I won't eat it." |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 1:27 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 12:17 pm, John H. wrote: On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:15 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point, since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it. Well, to a degree it actually is. When you are supposed to develop a working class euphoria and end up being one of the "have all's" and everybody else is a "have not". I really wouldn't say thats a good form of leading by example. But true, I suppose we do have more than our share of bilkers. Be prepared to puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us...th&emc=th&oref... More worthy of a puke: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us...29oppo.html?hp No reading necessary. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Really, The New York Lies? You have got to be kidding. Right off it accuses the "Republican Party" of using Obama's middle name.. Which is of course a lie. Intellectually honest folks really can't expect to get anything from the NY Lies but a chuckle and a few cupons on the weekend... ==================== You're right. All the articles in the NYT are worthless. There are no exceptions. Even the recipes are evil.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No, the comics and cupons are probably legit, the rest is just another 527 wanna'be. I am not surprised you get your info from them, probably why you always have it wrong... ============ When's the last time you read the NYT, especially on a Sunday? I don't have any birds. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
On Feb 29, 10:11*pm, BAR wrote:
Tim wrote: JoeSpareBedroom wrote: I'm a bit rusty on this, but I believe Tito thought he could make socialism work in Yugoslavia without involving the evils he saw in the USSR & China. A quick google search for "tito yugoslavia" reveals a vast amount of disagreement about whether he succeeded or not. Evidently he didn't do too good of a job at his attempt. If I rememebr correctly, Wasn't he proven to be one of the most corrupt of Eastern bloc dictators..? That was the guy in Romania. Oh, I know the difference between Josip "Tito" Bronz and Milosovic. But the ws I see it is that Tito didn't like the "ruskie way of communism, and went to fight the corruption, but had a highly corrupt dictatorship. Milosovic? He was corrupt all right, but he wasn't as corrupt as he was an evil butcher. |
Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"
Tim wrote:
On Feb 29, 10:11 pm, BAR wrote: Tim wrote: JoeSpareBedroom wrote: I'm a bit rusty on this, but I believe Tito thought he could make socialism work in Yugoslavia without involving the evils he saw in the USSR & China. A quick google search for "tito yugoslavia" reveals a vast amount of disagreement about whether he succeeded or not. Evidently he didn't do too good of a job at his attempt. If I rememebr correctly, Wasn't he proven to be one of the most corrupt of Eastern bloc dictators..? That was the guy in Romania. Oh, I know the difference between Josip "Tito" Bronz and Milosovic. But the ws I see it is that Tito didn't like the "ruskie way of communism, and went to fight the corruption, but had a highly corrupt dictatorship. Milosovic? He was corrupt all right, but he wasn't as corrupt as he was an evil butcher. Romania's dictator from the Soviet era was Nicolae Ceausescu. |
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