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He’s not the Messiah

Chalmers’ post-Whitlam education explains his delusions

4 March 2023

9:00 AM

4 March 2023

9:00 AM

‘We can’t expect… people to jump from capitalism to communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of socialism until they awaken one day to find they have communism.’ These words are attributed to former Soviet Union president Nikita Khrushchev. It seems the wily old communist knew a thing or two about career politicians and rent-seeking capitalists.

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