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Reds tells the global history of communism, going beyond the turmoil of the 20th century, and exploring communist ideas, movements, and regimes. It starts in antiquity, not in 1917. Using first hand testimonies of both the perpetrators and the victims, Mason gives a new and terrifying account of how the 20th century experiment in communism turned into a totalitarian nightmare. Reds traces the history of communist ideas through revolts in the ancient and medieval worlds, and chronicles the rise of 19th century anti-capitalist movements. But, he argues, the story is not over.

From “possibly the most engaged mainstream journalist of our age” (New Statesman) comes a new global history of communism—ranging from Renaissance England to 21st century China and tracing communism’s transformation from a political idea, into a mass movement, and ultimately into...

Facciamo un'ipotesi fantascientifica: i nazisti riescono a inventare una macchina del tempo e nelle ultime settimane della Seconda guerra mondiale inviano una squadra nel futuro per creare il Quarto Reich. La squadra arriva nell'Europa di oggi. Dapprima si scandalizza per l'ultraliberismo della nostra società, per la nostra musica e la cultura degenerata. Poi vede partiti di estrema destra inondare i media e fare bottino di voti con una retorica violenta contro femministe e migranti.

Many conspiracy theories have emerged over hundreds of years ranging from the Freemasons being accused of being Satanists who are controlling the New World Order, to manipulating the world’s economic systems and food sources, to faking the Moon landings. They claim to be a "secret" society only to preserve their sacred signs, symbols and words of the Order traditionally used by Masons to identify and communicate with those within their ancient brotherhood. Although generations of Freemasons have steadfastly taken their oath to secrecy, some within the Order are speaking out for the first time.