The Naked Communist: The Naked Series, Book 1

People need to be informed about this. The publicly stated aims of Communism to destroy the West, is something that our so called "objective media" does not investigate which is unfortunate considering that the record of Communism in the 20th century is one of genocide (100 million killed) and totalitarian oppression and destabilization of foreign countries. Even today we have many people saying "Oh yes but the principles are good". When we consider the original communist revolution i.e. the French Revolution and then the Russian, Chinese, Cuban, Vietnamese revolutions etc. we should not be so complacent about the dangers.

The author concentrates on communism in Russia. It would be interesting explore the present state of communism in China an how the philosophies are alike and treat how the are significantly different. The author highlights Christianity but ignores earlier philosophical teachings upon which Christianity may have been founded...Buddhism for example. I am of the opinion that the concept that God created the work and universe(s) is completely erroneous and is indeed a fairy tale to explain something we yet to understand.

A foundational overview of Socialism/Marxism- the fundamentals, all you need know really.

The author intends to strip away the deceitful clothing of Communism, to expose the ugliness and cruelty beneath, hence the title. It starts with an interesting and useful history of Marx and Engels, and the rise of Communism, with especial reference to its ruthless methods. It is a product of its time, published as it was nearly 60 years ago, at the height of the Cold War, Scousen correctly indicated the extent to which Western intellectuals and others were being duped by the so-called advantages of Communism and sounded warnings about infiltration occurring in the USA, the UK and western Europe. Towards the end of the book it changes from a historical perspective to the imposition of the author's own philosophy and beliefs upon "the American Student", namely replacing the deceit of communism with the certainty of the Bible. As an atheist this is where I parted company with Scousen, because he implied that to be an atheist was three quarters along the way to being a Communist. I subsequently researched Scousen and it turns out he was a controversial American right-wing fanatic - and a Mormon - who wanted to abolish the Minimum Wage, and wipe out most of the American regulatory agencies. If he'd been alive today he'd be a member of the "Tea Party".

Total Animal farm. A must read for anyone who is politically conscientious.

Consider that most people living in 2061 will have been born after 9/11/01. While they will be able to read about what happened that day, they will never be able to fully experience what it was like to live through it. Many readers today were not alive during the Cold War, and thus will probably not have the same perspective as those who had, which would include the author. However, even though this book was first published 60 years ago, the facts the author shares still hold weight today.Mr. Skousen walks the reader through the history of Communism, from the 19th century with Marx and Engel on up to publication of the book in 1961. This is a comprehensive walkthrough of how Communism came about, what it is, the tenets it is based upon, and the men who embraced it and how they affected their countries and the world. At the same time, the author exposes the underbelly of Communism, beginning with what he calls the fallacies of basic Marxist thought.The book is also a warning, and many examples of Communist infiltrators and spies within the U.S. government are written about, explaining the manipulation of these Americans. In 1961, this book probably read more like an expose as many of those readers had lived through one or two world wars and had witnessed much of this history as it unfolded. For me, this book filled in many of the blanks in my knowledge of history as well as enhanced some of the facts I already knew.After educating the reader on Communism’s history, Mr. Skousen proceeds to put the all the information to work, examining Communism in both essay form as well as allowing the creators and supporters to explain Communism in their own words. I found the chapter titled The 45 Goals of Communism Today extremely informative. Read into the Congressional Record in 1963, it was sobering to realize how many of these had already been achieved. This 2017 edition examines each in detail. This is a book that should be read by all Americans. Its validity and worth can be found in the words of Dr. Ben Carson: “You would think by reading it that it was written last year.” Five stars.