4001 () posted 229 days ago by CarlosCornPopDelecto (context) 229 days ago by CarlosCornPopDelecto +4001 / -0 146 comments share 146 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (146) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 11 ▼ – deleted 11 points 229 days ago +11 / -0 ▲ 9 ▼ – burkeburke 9 points 229 days ago +9 / -0 I don't have anything more than the Wikipedia page to go on, but it sounds like Niebuhr was a bit like Orwell. A socialist that realized what a horror the Soviet Union was and started to work against socialism. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – jealousminarchist 1 point 228 days ago +1 / -0 I thought Orwell had remained a socialist all his life and only complained about the hardline soviet communists. permalink parent save report block reply
I don't have anything more than the Wikipedia page to go on, but it sounds like Niebuhr was a bit like Orwell. A socialist that realized what a horror the Soviet Union was and started to work against socialism.
I thought Orwell had remained a socialist all his life and only complained about the hardline soviet communists.