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ROMANTICISM: A WEAPON OF SATAN

parka and commando cap, identifying himself with the Latin American
communist guerrilla Che Guevara, and no doubt in his room, among
his personal possessions, you will find a poster of "Che." The only
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difference between him and a college student romantically obsessed
with a Pop star, is the kind of star he has chosen; his
is not a musician but a guerrilla fighter.
Another interesting example to consider of
communism's romanticism is the great delight they
take in causing themselves pain and in making
people feel sorry for them. For example, a
communist militant might begin a "hunger strike" in
prison, prepared to starve himself to death to
achieve some petty goal. On the one hand, he feels
pleasure in the pain that it causes him, and enjoys
the sympathy others feel for him and his plight,
while, on the other hand, he takes pride in being
recognised among his friends as "hero."
The romantic pleasure that communists take in
their pain can sometimes attain very high levels.
Communists have committed some frighteningly
savage acts in their demonstrations; for example,
they have lit themselves on fire, they have tied one
selected from their number to iron bars, poured
inflammable liquid over him, set him on fire, and
sung communist marching songs as he burned. As
discernible from recorded images, the militants who
perform these mindless acts of savagery are much
like the crowds of Nazi
gatherings; they undergo a

This poster is typical of
Communist Romanticism's
symbolism. These posters
served to strengthen the
emotional attachment the
people have for their leader
and his ideology.