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To: Billthedrill
what do you folks think might be a good subject?

Perhaps a look on the dark side such as Das Capital or the Communist Manifesto?

54 posted on 07/18/2009 5:16:30 PM PDT by r-q-tek86 (The U.S. Constitution may be flawed, but it's a whole lot better than what we have now)
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To: r-q-tek86
Capital is three volumes of pure misery. At least Rand broke the monotony occasionally with a scene of Dagny getting her clothing torn off. The Manifesto, though, is exceedingly interesting reading, IMHO, especially the "historically inevitable" parts Marx had to fudge twenty years later in Capital when they didn't come to pass.

I was actually thinking in terms of fiction. For non-fiction I like Publius's idea.

OTOH, a little rewrite could make Capital more accessible. "'Oh, Hans!' she gasped, grasping the torn remnants of her silk blouse against her nubile body. 'Tell me again about ze relations of production und ze labor theory of value, you beast!'" Hot puppydogs, we got us a best-seller on our hands there... ;-)

56 posted on 07/18/2009 5:33:20 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: r-q-tek86; Billthedrill

This doesn’t appeal to me. I understand the importance of understanding the precepts, but I just can’t stomach it in this presidency or fraudulence or hallucination or whatever the appropriate term is.


76 posted on 07/19/2009 10:05:32 AM PDT by definitelynotaliberal (Sarah Palin - It's what happens when you attempt to bikini wax a bear.)
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