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Asatar Bair, an assistant professor of economics at Riverside City College, is under fire this week for his praise of one of the most blood-soaked, tyrannical figures in history: Joseph Stalin. Bair is a self-described Marxist but most communists draw a line well clear of Stalin who was responsible for killing millions. As will come as little surprise to many on this blog, I strongly support Bair’s right to espouse his Stalinist views even though I find them utterly absurd and offensive.
In tweets, Bair expressed his support for Stalin as “a very successful revolutionary, a great contributor to Marxist theory” and “one of the great leaders of the 20th [Century].” He added Stalin was also a “great listener and collaborator during discussions.”
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It is a fate that would be almost unthinkable nine years ago, when he walked out of prison after 15 months served for insider trading offences.
Four years after his release, Mr Hartman was thrust into the spotlight once more when he gave evidence against Curtis, ensuring his former mate was jailed for 12 months. He took the rap for it and had the guts and character
Andrew Twiggy Forrest, in an interview with the Australian Financial Review
The trial sparked headlines about the hedonistic lifestyle the two young men led thanks to their crimes and their pedigrees.
Mr Hartman is one of six children of Dr Keith Hartman AO, who has delivered babies for elite Sydney families the Murdochs, Packers and Waterhouses.
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