- 05 Dec 2012 16:46
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I see nothing that refutes the claim about use of the railways. The Bolsheviks of course first conflict with other working class organisation after taking power was with the railway union. You can't fight wars without severe amounts of coercion. I think its facile to imagine you can run a police and justice system without monopolization of the right to legitimise force and taxation of some kind its complete cloud cuckoo land to think you can run a war that way. The Americans in their war of independence (first civil war) were lucky not to have railways so that was at least on area of individual liberty and one sanctity of property that they didn't have to piss on.
In theory, the RIAU relied on voluntary enlistment instead of conscription, however in practice conscription was used.[17]
I see nothing that refutes the claim about use of the railways. The Bolsheviks of course first conflict with other working class organisation after taking power was with the railway union. You can't fight wars without severe amounts of coercion. I think its facile to imagine you can run a police and justice system without monopolization of the right to legitimise force and taxation of some kind its complete cloud cuckoo land to think you can run a war that way. The Americans in their war of independence (first civil war) were lucky not to have railways so that was at least on area of individual liberty and one sanctity of property that they didn't have to piss on.
Progressives lie scattered on Woke's highway, Diverse ghosts crowd the young child's fragile eggshell mind.