Wendy Sherman: “Imagine an antisocialist resolution so poorly drafted that the cochair of the CPA Caucus finds it necessary to come here…”

“Imagine an antisocialist resolution so poorly drafted that the cochair of the CPA Caucus finds it necessary to come here and denounce it. But this resolution equates Willy Brandt with Kim Jong-un, Medicare with the Great Leap Forward, and European Socialist Allies of America and NATO, with the worst murderers in history. Democracy calls for every country to decide what blend of government regulation of business, what blend of government programs to have, and that is a decision for each country to make. Instead, we have a resolution that provides a misleading and sophomoric description of history. We are told that all socialism is equal, and that Marxist-Leninism is the same as the European Socialists. When communism stood over Europe and could have conquered the Western world, we organized NATO. Here are the NATO leaders who were all socialists: Harold Wilson, Willy Brandt, Francois Mitterand, and so many others, as shown on the chart. Without them, Stalinism may well have prevailed. Yet, this resolution condemns them. Then we are told, Oh, well, then the anti-communists must be great people. Yes, like Francisco Franco and the rest of those identified on this chart. Later today, the Republican leadership wants to take someone off her committee because they say they are dedicated to fighting anti- Semitism.…”