Thanks for sharing this. The utter contempt with which the Bolsheviks are treated in official reports from on-the-ground professionals like Schuyler is illuminating.
Our support for the Bolsheviks will go down as one of the most heinous acts of ignorance and hubris in history. I think it will only be exceeded by our support for Mao.
"In particular, I’m skeptical of the specific numbers Schuyler references from the April 1918 article by Robert Wilton (which I was unable to locate) in the second report. Although Jews were overrepresented among the Bolsheviks, particularly in political and intelligence roles, and there was an enormous amount of cooperation with the Bolsheviks by American radical groups and “fellow travellers,” without being able to look at the table myself I doubt that their proportion among commissars, especially those who had travelled from America, was quite that high."
You doubt the numbers provided in the army intelligence report yet you offer no substantive basis for your skepticism. Denis Fahey interacts with Wilton's numbers in Rulers of Russia.
He’s referencing a newspaper article and I couldn’t find the original newspaper article to confirm it. The numbers seemed too high even if the general point was true, you can’t believe everything you read
"The numbers seemed too high even if the general point was true, you can’t believe everything you read"
That's my point. "seemed to high" is an altogether subjective statement that, at best, is anchored in feeling.
Nothing you appealed to (e.g. "there was an enormous amount of cooperation with the Bolsheviks by American radical groups and 'fellow travellers,'") has any bearing on the alleged inaccuracy of Wilkin's numbers.
I get that you're simply offering an opinion.
"you can’t believe everything you read" - That goes without saying, but in this case that's a logical fallacy because its an attempt to appeal to an axiom as a substitute for substantiation of a claim.
What role did stolen elections play in the Bolshevik revolution? I've spent a lot of time researching our elections and come to the depressingly undeniable position that election fraud is rampant in all 50 states. Could the Bolshevik revolution been stopped by focusing all resources on honest elections?
There was almost certainly voter intimidation that helped the rise of the socialists in the February elections, but when the Bolsheviks took over in October it was purely through force.
Its amazing how organized the radical leftists are today. Its amazing how they couldn't fight the Bolsheviks because of a lack of organization and apathy.
Thanks for sharing this. The utter contempt with which the Bolsheviks are treated in official reports from on-the-ground professionals like Schuyler is illuminating.
Our support for the Bolsheviks will go down as one of the most heinous acts of ignorance and hubris in history. I think it will only be exceeded by our support for Mao.
"In particular, I’m skeptical of the specific numbers Schuyler references from the April 1918 article by Robert Wilton (which I was unable to locate) in the second report. Although Jews were overrepresented among the Bolsheviks, particularly in political and intelligence roles, and there was an enormous amount of cooperation with the Bolsheviks by American radical groups and “fellow travellers,” without being able to look at the table myself I doubt that their proportion among commissars, especially those who had travelled from America, was quite that high."
You doubt the numbers provided in the army intelligence report yet you offer no substantive basis for your skepticism. Denis Fahey interacts with Wilton's numbers in Rulers of Russia.
He’s referencing a newspaper article and I couldn’t find the original newspaper article to confirm it. The numbers seemed too high even if the general point was true, you can’t believe everything you read
"The numbers seemed too high even if the general point was true, you can’t believe everything you read"
That's my point. "seemed to high" is an altogether subjective statement that, at best, is anchored in feeling.
Nothing you appealed to (e.g. "there was an enormous amount of cooperation with the Bolsheviks by American radical groups and 'fellow travellers,'") has any bearing on the alleged inaccuracy of Wilkin's numbers.
I get that you're simply offering an opinion.
"you can’t believe everything you read" - That goes without saying, but in this case that's a logical fallacy because its an attempt to appeal to an axiom as a substitute for substantiation of a claim.
What role did stolen elections play in the Bolshevik revolution? I've spent a lot of time researching our elections and come to the depressingly undeniable position that election fraud is rampant in all 50 states. Could the Bolshevik revolution been stopped by focusing all resources on honest elections?
There was almost certainly voter intimidation that helped the rise of the socialists in the February elections, but when the Bolsheviks took over in October it was purely through force.
Its amazing how organized the radical leftists are today. Its amazing how they couldn't fight the Bolsheviks because of a lack of organization and apathy.