The Winston Marshall Show Michael Malice - Stalin: The Devil That Won’t Die & Why The West Fell In Love With Communism
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Aug 23, 2025 
Michael Malice, an author and political commentator born in Soviet Ukraine, dives into the myths surrounding socialism and its dark history under Stalin. He critiques the Western intellectual elite who excused the horrors of the Soviet regime, revealing a troubling cycle of socialism's appeal in times of societal decline. Malice discusses historical figures like Gareth Jones, who bravely reported on the Soviet famine, and contrasts leftist leaders like Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn, emphasizing their roles in the ongoing socialist narrative. It's a thought-provoking exploration of ideology, media complicity, and historical perceptions.
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Deep Marxist Roots In British Left
- British left had a strong Marxist undercurrent shaping mainstream policy debates for decades.
- That history helps explain why British politics contains more radical economic proposals than contemporary U.S. politics.
Emma Goldman's Bitter Return
- Emma Goldman visited the Soviet Union expecting revolutionary promise but returned to denounce it.
- At her London talk she received a stunned silence because audiences refused to hear her criticism.
Gareth Jones' Holodomor Reporting
- Gareth Jones secretly visited Ukrainian villages during the Holodomor and reported mass starvation.
- He was later murdered, likely for exposing the famine that Western press tried to discredit.
