In my book, the reason I call figures like Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, etc., red leviathans is that they’re actually serving a role that’s necessary in a modern progressive revolution: they’re the ones who say what is revolutionary and what isn’t. Because it turns out that’s not an easy question to answer.
Dan Edelstein — In my book, the reason I call figures like Stalin, Mao, Pol
In my book, the reason I call figures like Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, etc., red leviathans is that they’re actually serving a role that’s necessary in a modern progressive revolution: they’re the ones who say what is revolutionary and what…