'Jackboots' and 'armbands' is just hyperbole. Under Stalin, the 'crimes' that people were arrested, tried and sentenced for were nonsensical and the procedures by which people were investigated and convicted were absurd, but its inmates arrived most of the time via a legal system. No one tried and sentenced the Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe. When people entered the Gulag system they never thought for a moment they were going to die and most didn't, unlike the death camps of the Nazi's
Unless you have read him, You obviously have no idea what you are talking about! The man is an innovator, he is not only politics he has become one of the longstanding faces of History. And has written on a variety of topics....READ people before you bash! I recommend reading on his article on the Invention of tradition.
For a discussion in other terms I recomend you both the article about Hobsbawm in Tony Judt's "Reflections on the forgotten Twentieth Century", London, Vintage Books, 2009.
This bastard supported the Soviet Union as a symbol for the emancipation of workers, not for himself. In his books he criticised Stalinism. He is one of the few intellectuals that talk about the working class; why do you choose HIM for your attacks?
When asked whether he thought the extermination of 20 million Russians was justifiable as precursor to Soviet Communism was justifiable, he said yes. As Camus said, ''responsibility to history absolves one of responsibility to human beings.''
He said if the Soviet Union had worked, the 20 million deaths would have been justified. I think it was Camus (don't quote me on it) who said a responsibility to history absolves one of a responsibility towards humanity. Hobsbawm is a great historian, and his Age tetrology is one of the finest works of history I have had the pleasure of reading. But he is a vile human being.
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This bastard supported Stalin and Soviet Union when Red Army attacked to Finland during the Winter War. So do you think that people of Finland will ever love this pile of shit, this western usefull idiot who admired terrorists like Lenin and Stalin.
'Jackboots' and 'armbands' is just hyperbole. Under Stalin, the 'crimes' that people were arrested, tried and sentenced for were nonsensical and the procedures by which people were investigated and convicted were absurd, but its inmates arrived most of the time via a legal system. No one tried and sentenced the Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe. When people entered the Gulag system they never thought for a moment they were going to die and most didn't, unlike the death camps of the Nazi's
TheEphos 1 month ago
Unless you have read him, You obviously have no idea what you are talking about! The man is an innovator, he is not only politics he has become one of the longstanding faces of History. And has written on a variety of topics....READ people before you bash! I recommend reading on his article on the Invention of tradition.
shannanschoe 5 months ago 3
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shannanschoe 5 months ago
This soviet gulag supporting pig forgot to bring his armband and jackboots.
crazywhapeles 6 months ago
@crazywhapeles very insightful; should look you up for more of your wisdom.
PB12349 6 months ago
A unique historian, intelligent, wise, creator of masterpieces that any lover of history should read.
marceloelfilosofo 7 months ago 3
que pena falta uma legenda em portugues
cidmariano2010 9 months ago
@cidmariano2010 Se precisares de ajuda com alguma parte em especial, diz que terei todo o prazer em ajudar.
theH0UNDSofD00M 4 months ago
For a discussion in other terms I recomend you both the article about Hobsbawm in Tony Judt's "Reflections on the forgotten Twentieth Century", London, Vintage Books, 2009.
gonzalezalvo 1 year ago
This bastard supported the Soviet Union as a symbol for the emancipation of workers, not for himself. In his books he criticised Stalinism. He is one of the few intellectuals that talk about the working class; why do you choose HIM for your attacks?
kamvysis 1 year ago 5
@kamvysis He is not a bastard. How dare you say such insults?
1738Alexander 5 months ago
@1738Alexander I was responding to the guy in the end o the list who has been erased because of the many negative votes.
kamvysis 5 months ago
When asked whether he thought the extermination of 20 million Russians was justifiable as precursor to Soviet Communism was justifiable, he said yes. As Camus said, ''responsibility to history absolves one of responsibility to human beings.''
Bastiat90 4 months ago
@Bastiat90 sauf qu'il l'a dit en français
wwwonderful 4 months ago
Google translator allows me to respond thus; je ne sais pas du tout le français
Bastiat90 4 months ago
He said if the Soviet Union had worked, the 20 million deaths would have been justified. I think it was Camus (don't quote me on it) who said a responsibility to history absolves one of a responsibility towards humanity. Hobsbawm is a great historian, and his Age tetrology is one of the finest works of history I have had the pleasure of reading. But he is a vile human being.
Bastiat90 2 weeks ago
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This bastard supported Stalin and Soviet Union when Red Army attacked to Finland during the Winter War. So do you think that people of Finland will ever love this pile of shit, this western usefull idiot who admired terrorists like Lenin and Stalin.
tranmere789 1 year ago
@tranmere789
Hahaha, Youtube comments do make me laugh :)
oipolloi1 1 year ago