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To: SampleMan
I don't think Rome and N. Korea are comparable.

Rome allowed representation in their Gov't.Our founding fathers looked to many Roman institutions when they wrote the Constitution.

N. Korea is the opposite.

Howard Fast belonged to the Communist Party which loves to bash all Western institutions and history (including Rome). He was called before the House un-American Activities Committee and refused to cooperate. He won the Stalin Peace Prize. The making of the movie "Spartacus" was intended to help the communists blacklisted in Hollywood to find work again.

No, I haven't read Hunger Games yet but I probably will see the movie.

35 posted on 03/25/2012 12:07:25 PM PDT by what's up
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To: what's up
I don't think Rome and N. Korea are comparable. Rome allowed representation in their Gov't.

Very limited representation during the height of the Republic. After the introduction of dictators, even that was gone.

I presume that you could say that black slaves in pre-1863 Georgia also had representation of sorts.

And, if you are in the select group in N.K., you also have some representation.

Given your ability to see a communist message in the movie Spartacus, I highly recommend that your read the books, versus the movies. Frankly, I have little hope that Hollywood can follow a plot line that makes them look bad.

37 posted on 03/25/2012 1:19:58 PM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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