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  1. Mr_Truth

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    In this book I propose to tell the story of a terror so complete as to be deadening to the senses. I shall have to relate the details of a planned bestiality that is revolting to the human mind, but I do so in order to remind myself and free men everywhere that there is no hope for any nation or group that allows itself to be swept into the orbit of international communism. There can be only one outcome: terror and the loss of every freedom.



    https://readersfriends.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/the-bridge-at-andau.pdf
     
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    It can be a pretty rough read at times, particularly the chapter about the AVO and the prisoner that Major Meat Ball "seduced". One of the few things in life that still amazes me is how creative sadists can be.
     
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    Finished it a couple of days ago..
    What I found particularly fiendish was the psychological terror.. to the point of saying the Nazis treated them better than the commies. One thing I did notice is that Michener seemed to go from all communism is evil (my opinion) to some communism works better than others.

    According to Jordan Peterson.. most people can become just as sadistic under the right circumstances.. tho' the examples in the book did seem the commies recruited those predisposed to sadism.
     
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    I am thrilled to see that so many of you enjoy Michener's books as I've read about 16 of his works and enjoyed each one. Perhaps my favorite was his Fires of Spring [1949] which is largely biographical:


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    https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-a-michener/fires-of-spring/




    He suffered a great deal of tragedy in his youth though, in truth, his was quite tame compared to mine. Over the years a great many right wingers have hated my guts but it's a good bet that if they saw what my life was like they just might change their POV. This bio novel is similar to what I went through though, again, it is tame compared to what I endured. A great read. Well worth considering.
     
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    I thought Michener did a pretty good job of conveying the terror and degradation of individual and societal mores that was ubiquitous throughout the Communist Bloc in his book.

    As for communism itself, I have to agree with him the Hungary was a country where it had the best chance of succeeding, which made the disillusionment and revolt even more remarkable. On the other hand, the Hungarians/Magyars can be a fiercely proud and independent-minded people, and they have survived numerous conquests and catastrophes over the centuries, so its failure was inevitable (as it always is with communism).

    It would appear so, and as Michener pointed out, the same thing would happen here. There's no doubt in my mind that the miscreants in Antifa, for example, would kill you, me or anyone else to defend a communist regime in America.
     
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    Bush's forces in Abu Ghraib prove the point quite convincingly.
     
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    Just got this in the mail, Haven't started it
     
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    Not at all, actually.
     
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    Interesting subject matter - I've read dozens of books about it, myself.

    Speaking of ISIS, I'm surprised that no one has written a book covering the history of takfirism, from the Khawarij to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's blood cult. Countless articles have been written about takfirism around the world, so I was surprised to find nothing at Amazon.
     
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    I've seen it come up in various books I have read, however I don't think there is enough material there to warrant an entire book.
    You could use some of the selected people as chapters, but is sounds pretty boring when these people have much juicer stuff to write about.
     
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    Yes it does, quite convincingly.
     
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    I respectfully disagree on both counts. Not only is there plenty of material, it's extremely relevant to today's readers, which is why I'm a little surprised to find nothing at Amazon. Perhaps, that will change after the fall of the Islamic State which is unfolding as we speak.
     
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    I'm not familiar with what you refer to as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's "blood cult". But I will point out he was Sunni, and everyone was OK with that,
    Untill he said he wanted to conquer Mecca and destroy the Kab'ba as an idol. ( Remember Muhammed destroyed the Idols, and Islam has been doing it ever since.)
    then SA disowned him.
    Whoever he conquered, they said in true Islamic fashion, he is not a Muslim, the same thing they always say.
    But he was very particular about what he did, and followed the teachings and deeds of Muhammed very well.
     
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    Fools. Brave New World was a warning about the dangers of the left and too much government power. The man in charge in BNW destroyed everything from the past, just like the left wants to do today. He got rid of Shakespeare, just like the left wants to do today. Individuality and freedom were suppressed, just like the left wants to do today. Economic independence was destroyed, replaced by a compulsory sexual free-for-all, just like the left wants to do today. YOU are the danger Huxley was warning about in BNW, not the Republicans.

    https://freebooksummary.com/communism-and-brave-new-world-12540
     
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    Doesn't grabbing women's vaginas meet the criteria for compulsory sexual free-for-all? Where did you get the information that the left wants to get rid of Shakespeare? I sure would like to see a link about that.

    Too much government power? The right wingers have been the ones in power for the past two years.

    That was a bad book review :spin: you gave. Your score F-.
     
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    Really? Kill people. I don't think so. Do you have any examples of that occurring?
     
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    LOL. Lookee here: https://www.voltairenet.org/IMG/pdf/Sutton_Wall_Street_and_the_bolshevik_revolution-3.pdf


    You were saying?
     
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    I hate to agree with Michener on that point but I think he's right. There are bad people in every country and I think we're kidding ourselves if we believe that America is an exception to the rule.

    We already have people in this country committing acts of political violence, like the miscreants in Antifa and the nut who almost killed Rep. Steve Scalise, and if we ever had a government resembling the one in communist Hungary or Mao's China that gave those people jobs or free reign to kill the so-called "enemies of the state" I have no doubt they would indulge their violent impulses. Some would do it out of some sense of duty, others would do it for pleasure, some would do it for both.

    Of course, we're talking about a small percentage of mentally ill people here. The vast majority of Americans, regardless of their ideological and political affiliation, abhor and reject violence and embrace the civilized notion that we settle our differences at the ballot box and/or the negotiation table.
     
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    Conspiracy theory bullshit. No one takes the Jewish banker support of Communism theory seriously except loons like yourself. You have the most inapt name on PF. You really should be called Mr. Lies.

    Ask and ye shall receive.

    Students remove Shakespeare portrait from English Department at Ivy League school

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-at-ivy-league-school/?utm_term=.bf43aee322d5

    (Specifically, the University of Pennsylvania)

    Study: Top universities dropping Shakespeare requirement

    William Shakespeare's works are no longer required reading for English majors at most top universities, according to a study

    "Indeed, only four of 52 universities and liberal-arts colleges ranked highest by U.S. News & World Report required their English majors to take a class delving into Shakespeare..."

    https://www.goacta.org/news/study_top_universities_dropping_shakespeare_requirement


    (These are not general education students we're talking about here who can take a variety of different courses to satisfy an English requirement, we're talking about English majors.)

    Yale ‘decolonizes’ English dept. after complaints studying white authors ‘actively harms’ students

    "Previous requirements for the major included two courses in “Major English Poets,” including Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton and Eliot, among others. But that two-course series petitioners had deemed actively harmful due to its focus on white male poets. The series is no longer a graduation requirement for Yale’s English majors."

    https://www.thecollegefix.com/yale-...udying-white-authors-actively-harms-students/


    No, grabbing women's ******* is not the definition of a sexual free-for-all. For one, Trump was a rich, famous, and powerful man. Ordinary men can't get away with that ****. Two, he was making bullshit talk in a locker room. Not one woman has come forward to say, "Yes, Trump grabbed my ***** ten minutes after I met him." Three, Trump isn't pushing for grabbing women's ******* to be the lawful, moral order of the day. He obviously considers that a personal prerogative and not something ordinary men should be able to do. The left is pushing for more and more sexual deviancy and promiscuity.

    Finally, no, the right-wingers have not been in power for the last two years. Trump isn't right-wing, and the few right-wingers in Congress haven't been able to accomplish jack-squat. The corporate sell-out RINO's have been in charge of the Republican party since at least 2000. That's why we haven't had a balanced budget or any attempt at reducing the size of government since Newt Gingrich. Those ****ing bastards couldn't even defund Planned Parenthood. Mitch McConnell called Tea Party Republicans "garbage", and he's been in charge of the Senate Republicans now for over 12 years. So no, the right-wingers absolutely have not been in power, for a long time now.
     
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    Personal attack noted.

    Set aside your desperation and take note of the fact that Professor Sutton was a CONSERVATIVE.

    You're welcome.
     
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    Being a conservative is no proof against lunacy. I have a very conservative, very smart friend who believes in astrology. I have a somewhat conservative, somewhat smart friend who believes in UFO's. There's no telling with people.
     
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    Desperate use of pejorative noted.

    Reagan believed in astrology just like Hitler did.
     
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    That was Nancy. There's no evidence that Ronald Reagan put any faith or stock in astrology. Anyone who believes in the Jew/communism conspiracy, astrology, or UFO's is a loon.
     
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    You may read all the bios of each of those Republicans to see for yourself.

    You're welcome.
     
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    Just got through reading Grisham's, The Summons.
    It was the first Grisham book I didn't like. It seemed redundant and boring to me.
     

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