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The Various Ideologies of Romanticism

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One of the most disturbing aspects of communism was its attempt to present its
leaders as figures with super-human qualities, working on behalf of the people,
regardless of the fact that in reality they were criminals responsible for the death of
millions of people. The purpose of this sort of propaganda was to entice people to
feel an emotional attachment to their leaders, and thereby, to pardon their crimes.
importance; his only goal is revolution. If he is to provide an answer to
any of these questions, he will quote the typical and oft-repeated
phrases from the books of Lenin, Stalin or Mao, but he will not himself
think rationally for answers to these questions. What binds him most
dearly to the idea of revolution are the emotive poems written or
passionate marching songs sung of revolution. Communist literature
frequently speaks of "the beautiful country covered in flowers" and "the
red sun on the horizon." Actually, the relationship between a
communist and his idea of revolution is comparable to a romantic love-
story. There are communist booths at universities, book-fairs, and
cultural centres; if you go into any of them, or into a communist bar or
cafe, there you will see the many symbols used to give fervour to this
romanticism. Posters of a mighty proletariat breaking his chains,
figures with clenched fists, revolutionary songs about the struggle to
the death for socialism, are the most common symbols of the romantic
communist.
This romanticism is also sometimes reflected in the attire of the
communists. A young communist will often been seen wearing a khaki