Bibliophile by Morse Kode, Sexy Hat
April 29th, 2008 3:01 PM
The top got cut off, but this is my school's library.
Me holding the books in the library, semi-discrete because we weren't supposed to take pictures in there.
And the books outside of the library.
Here are the books I checked out:
"Mao and China: From Revolution to Revolution" by Stanley Karnow
"The Russian Revolution" by Robert V. Daniels
"Lectures on the French Revolution" By Lord Acton
"Under the Black Flag: The ROMANCE and the REALITY of LIFE AMONG the PIRATES" by David Cordingly
The Books
Me holding the books in the library
Me outside the library
The Lake Oswego Public Libarary
Now Lake Oswego is baisically the epitome of suburbs. Imagine, thousands of upper-middle class and or way to friggin rich families all living around over-priced clothing stores and a (mildly toxic) man made lake. Communism/Socialism aren't popular topics.
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"Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life"
"Fidel's Cuba: A Revolution in Pictures"
"A Concise History of the Russian Revolution"
"Stalin: Man & Ruler"
"The Communist Manifesto"
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If you went to my college this is pretty normal. We have posters up for the SWP (Socialist Workers Party) up in the Common Room and we get speeches from the Socialist Party and SWP and Socialist Labour. I think there is alot less suspision in the UK of Socialists and Communists but in the US you still love your Cold War.
Yeah, I guess you're right. James Bond is at his best when he fights deh Russians.
Also you got the fun of feeling like a rebel for having a crush on Nadia Comaneci.
You know your dying for this Russia thing to blow up again. Terrorism is a boring foe, they don't have nuclear missiles (yet) and fighting an abstract concept is nowhere near as fun as fighting a full-on communist motherland.
Wait, what?
You really think we like that sort of thing?
Like maybe the reason we're so down on the War On Terrorism is because the villain isn't sexy enough?
Perhaps if we wish hard enough we get to stop fighting Leapfrog and go back to sparring with Dr. Doom?
That would be so awesome.
Also, Adam does not represent the views of the GYØ Associate Board, nor the UK in general. Excuse his racist meanderings.
Darn. Last I heard the French, Russian and Chinese revolutions were um... taught in history class. I think one or two people may've even written a term paper on them. You shoulda gone with the original idea. Not guts, no glory. (Such as glory is).
Darn. Last I heard the French, Russian and Chinese revolutions were um... taught in history class. I think one or two people may've even written a term paper on them. You shoulda gone with the original idea. Not guts, no glory. (Such as glory is).
You have to admit it's a bad-ass library.
My vote goes to whoever checks out books on school shootings at a school library. Or a book on library shootings at a public library (???).