Revolution vs. Counter Revolution after World War Two — Lessons of Soviet History, Part 4
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
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The Cold War and the Cold War
Cold war had an ideological element, but it also had the element of national interests that put some countries in the cross hairs of imperialism. Sometimes ideology was dominant and sometimes used as a pretext for western aggression. The use of the atomic bomb was actually not only directed against japan, but also the opening shot of the new cold war. In other words, a message to the soviet union that we are not going to treat you as an equal because militarilyyou don't have what we have. Anyway, i want to get thoughtsa. M i think it is. And again, it's history repeating itself. But of course, not exactly.
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