[net.politics] Communism like a Diamond is Forever

al@vger.UUCP ( Informatix) (01/31/86)

> 
> There  is another, broader question:
> is the communist brand of nondemocracy reversible *anywhere* ?
> So far, the experiments are *negative*.

Not quite true.  A portion of Austria was occupied by Soviet forces after
WWII.  Sometime later (50's?) these troops were withdrawn as part of deal
which made Austria neutral.  Austria today is about as democratic as 
any country.

janw@inmet.UUCP (02/02/86)

>/* Written  4:47 pm  Jan 30, 1986 by al@vger in inmet:net.politics */
>> 
>> There  is another, broader question:
>> is the communist brand of nondemocracy reversible *anywhere* ?
>> So far, the experiments are *negative*.
>
>Not quite true.  A portion of Austria was occupied by Soviet forces after
>WWII.  Sometime later (50's?) these troops were withdrawn as part of deal
>which made Austria neutral.  Austria today is about as democratic as 
>any country.

Communist regime was not established in the occupied part of Austria;
so that's irrelevant. The question was about internal evolution
of communist regimes.