DieselDaisy Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 4 hours ago, SoulMonster said: But most of all you have relatives who were vikings. I suppose we have been great in both periods of time. I am not sure if I have any Viking in me. I would need to take a DNA test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire By Steve Perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondering where's izzy? Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 16 hours ago, soon said: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire By Steve Perry Loved the book, comic and game back in the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondering where's izzy? Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) My review. Edited November 28, 2019 by wondering where's izzy? forgot link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) Resistance Reborn, Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker By Rebecca Roanhorse (with a book title so convoluted one might question the authors ability! but its great so far, finally seeing Rey and Leia bond is cool!) Edited December 7, 2019 by soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Turn This World Inside Out The Emergence of Nurturance Culture Nora Samaran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels My gawd. Corbyn has really made an impression on you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Green Eggs and Ham. 7 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Pretentious wanker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: My gawd. Corbyn has really made an impression on you. More like Wolfie Smith 23 minutes ago, EvanG said: Pretentious wanker. Calm down, its only a fuckin' book In fact, its hardly even that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Phew, I slipped passed the book critics! Im reading a book subtitled "The Emergence of Nurturance Culture" and Len is the one being called pretentious? Suits me. Cary on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Mary Higgins Clark "You don't own me" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F*ck Fear Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Currently reading Hank: The Short Life and Long Country Road of Hank Williams. Can't put it down. Read the first 8 chapters in one sitting. Fascinating stuff, about a genre, time, and man I know little about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I’m reading The Border trilogy by Don Winslow. Epic and fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Gospel According to Luke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondering where's izzy? Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 9:01 AM, Len Cnut said: The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels How was that? Just curious since the ideas gave birth to so many atrocities. I bet it was fascinating. This one was very moving. Hilarious too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 46 minutes ago, wondering where's izzy? said: How was that? Just curious since the ideas gave birth to so many atrocities. I bet it was fascinating. Its a quick read if your curious, just check it out! https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ I'd note that it did not inspire the French, Dutch, English and Spanish to colonize The Americas by way of genocide and dispossession. It didnt inspire the Trans Atlantic slave trade that built the United States. Nor did it inspire Islamic State. This, to me, suggests that it is the existence of the State itslef that is to be held to the highest scrutiny and even contempt, no matter of the States ideology. And as a pleasant twist Marx envisioned the prols eventually making the State obsolete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Just about all of Marx's predictions turned out to be bollocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) currently reading a history book about the region of flanders in the years 1648 - 1815 because I want to know how my known ancestors lived. England, france, spain and holland all fought for this little wealthy of land, now called belgium. just more proof that size does not matter, it's what you do with it that counts. Edited December 26, 2019 by action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: Just about all of Marx's predictions turned out to be bollocks. Hmm, well, yes and no. But luckily Marxist cannon includes all sorts of criticisms and corrections, anyways. I think you are referring to Marx's notion of Historical Determinism? Which, yes, many of his contemporaries disagreed with too. Most notably many of the anarchist contingent of the First International. But Marxs other 'predictions' have consistently proven themselves - The idea that Capitalism cannot be tamed, the fact that workers will see and feel its contradictions and desire a more just employment situation. And it is these true and salient points that are brought forward in the manifesto. Even Trotsky disagreed with Marxs predictions about state power. Just as when we say "Marx" in context of the manifesto, we actually mean Marx and Engels. So to when we say "Marxist thought", we mean a huge group of people. So we can hold his very astute critique of capitalism dear while having different prescriptions for what to do about it, just as many Marxists have done over the years. Therefore his prediction about the central importance of the proletariat in their own liberation is also true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, soon said: Hmm, well, yes and no. But luckily Marxist cannon includes all sorts of criticisms and corrections, anyways. I think you are referring to Marx's notion of Historical Determinism? Which, yes, many of his contemporaries disagreed with too. Most notably many of the anarchist contingent of the First International. But Marxs other 'predictions' have consistently proven themselves - The idea that Capitalism cannot be tamed, the fact that workers will see and feel its contradictions and desire a more just employment situation. And it is these true and salient points that are brought forward in the manifesto. Even Trotsky disagreed with Marxs predictions about state power. Just as when we say "Marx" in context of the manifesto, we actually mean Marx and Engels. So to when we say "Marxist thought", we mean a huge group of people. So we can hold his very astute critique of capitalism dear while having different prescriptions for what to do about it, just as many Marxists have done over the years. Therefore his prediction about the central importance of the proletariat in their own liberation is also true. It is all a load of cobblers really and led to some of the most brutal regimes in history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: It is all a load of cobblers really and led to some of the most brutal regimes in history. See my earlier point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 hours ago, action said: currently reading a history book about the region of flanders in the years 1648 - 1815 because I want to know how my known ancestors lived. England, france, spain and holland all fought for this little wealthy of land, now called belgium. just more proof that size does not matter, it's what you do with it that counts. Sounds fascinating. Im curious, why is the land so wealthy and sought after? i think many of us over here - certainly myself - just think that the rich Euro nations simply have "old money." That old school aristocracy just handed down wealth from a past era. But I figure there must be resources or trade passages that bring wealth to Belgium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 minute ago, soon said: Sounds fascinating. Im curious, why is the land so wealthy and sought after? i think many of us over here - certainly myself - just think that the rich Euro nations simply have "old money." That old school aristocracy just handed down wealth from a past era. But I figure there must be resources or trade passages that bring wealth to Belgium? belgium was just very fertile ground back in the day, close to the sea and traversed by many rivers. also, belgium is stuck right in the middle between england, france, germany and the netherlands. when goods travel, good chance they have to pass through belgium's harbors or railways. you remember that pestering kid at school that said "when you want to pass here, you have to pay toll"? that's belgium. except, we didn't get the chance to ask "toll", since at any point in time somebody else called the shots on our ground. spain, austria, france,... they all bossed us around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) Bruges and Antwerp were major trading ports, the Hanseatic League. The prosperity of the country was built on trade and manufacturing, especially textiles. Edited December 26, 2019 by DieselDaisy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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