...What? Perhaps you need reread what I said since you have made so many errors interpreting it.I did not compare the cultural revolution to Thatcher. I compared praising one element of an overall negative thing in two cases.
You missed the point of what I said completely.
Well, those examples from China were brought up, and I know for sure it wasn't me who raised them. That leaves you. Please don't tell me you didn't raise those points either. If that's the caes, it means someone hacked your post and put in those comments...
...What I was getting at is that some things are bad enough that a political person finding the good in them and expressing that is a mistake no matter how true that may be.
And with that I disagree completely. Examining the truth can never be wrong. The truth will always lead to somewhere productive.
...The purpose of my point does not require measuring how bad Thatcher was compared to Communist China. The are both things that are not going to get you anything but trouble praising in a progressive context. And the good things about either are rather minor points.
Then what possesed you to make the comparison?
...So back to what I said -- public people (by this I mean political) -- are better off not indulging in saying such thought experiements becuase as communciation -- it will be misinterpreted.
Varoufakis wasn't making a 'thought experiment'. He was commenting on Margaret Thatcher as a politician, and her effectiveness in implememting her program.
Was there a lesson in that comment pertinent to the NDP party in Canada. Absolutely! Principles clearly stated, and vigourously defended! That was his message, and that is the point.