# I Pit the Empire **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 5, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-empire/559559 "2010-11-05T08:14:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 65
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-empire/559559/65 "2010-11-05T17:54:49Z")
I’m afraid you have us at a disadvantage, **Commissar**. As an American, I can only wish we had the proud tradition of peace and human rights of the Soviet Union and China – it would be so much easier for us to point fingers at others if our histories were as blemishless as theirs. Alas. ☹ > [@I am a Communist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-communist/550964/70): > > … But I must reiterate that I am a Soviet by birth, upbringing, and loyalty. > [@I am a Communist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-communist/550964/63): > > It is my strong belief that the People’s Republic of China is not only the greatest nation in existence today, but also in the entire history of mankind. It is a powerful, highly centralized nation in which a single party proudly guides an immense populace into the future. It is a brilliant melding of Marxist-Leninist theory and private ingenuity. It is a glimmering beacon of hope and prosperity, an awe-inspiring trend-setter that will bravely shepherd all of humanity into a golden age of socialism. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-empire/559559)._