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But as in all cults, what's central to the Communist Party is the belief system and the elimination of nuance. From there you're very slowly led down the road to fanaticism and mass murder.
Alexei Sayle
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Alexei Sayle
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 7
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City of Liverpool
Alexei David Sayle
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