George Bernard Shaw

I have taken a few days off for Christmas (Gasp! He said the "C" word) and more recently because I've been a little under the weather. I'm using this particular sleepless night to start back posting, and I would like to start to delve into the history of the Socialist movement and illustrate some facets of the early 20th century Socialists that you may have never seen before.

Socialism is very slowly but methodically becoming "in style" once again. From Whoopi Goldberg proclaiming that Socialism "looks good on paper" to the increasingly popular Che Guevara t-shirt, little pockets are showing up. I'd like to do my increasingly small part to perhaps shed some light on some famous Socialists and give you some information about them that you may be hearing for the first time.

George Bernard Shaw. Probably the most famous Irish playwright of all time and a self-admitted Fabian Socialist, Shaw was actually a huge supporter of Adolph Hitler. Now, I know it's confusing. We've been taught that the Communists and the Fascists were on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Not true. In fact, the far left was well aware of Hitler's desire for mass extermination. Instead of being opposed to it, they embraced it. But don't take my word for it. Let Mr. Shaw explain his thoughts about people who could not contribute to "the greater good"...