In this week's Tuesdays Try, I'm back on this great community to tell a story about two books. I have only read one of these but it isn't actually about me.
My grandfather was an avid reader. I think I can tell without a doubt that he read all the books in his library. Yeah, he had a library at home. It is still there. Gathering dust since the books are really old and need to find a new home. Among them, there are some jewels like the books of Alexander von Humboldt. The ones written about these lands on this expeditions. And taking the crown are the Archives of Great Marshall Sucre and his letters to General Bolivar. I think those are really hard to get. And grandpa had all 15 of those hard cover books. Not only that. He read them too.
Along the least relevant books were a lot of propaganda. The stuff published by the regime. Something he liked to read a lot because among his flaws, he was a socialist. We can't be perfect, neither are our heroes.
Here you have a translated copy of Animal Farm by George Orwell. The book is an allegory to the rise of communism. The idea behind this depiction of the commies is to illustrate that the things weren't as good as some people would like to think. Orwell was one of the few socialist smart enough to see through the lies of that political doctrine and the barbaric results a turn to something like that could do.
He portrays his work inside a farm where animals take over and start running the show. But everything goes wrong as the pigs get to the top of the society and become too human to see their fellow animals as equals. We can guess what happens after it. And if you haven't read it, you should give it a try.
My idea with this book was giving it to my grandpa at some point. He liked to read but the disliked anyone talking about how bad the government is. So, I brought this book to him once and he started reading. Of course, he didn't live long enough to finish. In the picture about you can see he made it somewhere near the half of it. He liked the story, but I think he didn't caught onto the socialist critique embedded in the novel.
Too bad I didn't have the chance to discuss more about it with him. But I'd to think some works like this would have opened his eyes to the reality of politics. It couldn't be. But I'll live with the fact that I made a socialist read a piece of antisocialist propaganda. And that's more than a lot can say about that.
The second book on my story is something I found in a pile of books. I was at a musical activity in the house of the poet Jose Antonio Ramos Sucre in my hometown, Cumaná. After this ended I want to check a huge pile of books that belong to UDO, my alma mater. And among some very curious things I found a copy of this.
This is a translation of Hitler's book, Mein Kampf. I have an interesting story about this kind of book. Back when I was in highschool, I knew a girl who admired this psycho. I never said anything because it was too weird. And it also didn't make any sense. You can't be Latino and admire someone who wanted to exterminate mixed races. I mean you can but it makes, well, crazy, to say the least.
I took a picture of the book because I couldn't believe this was among books from the University. But it isn't the worst thing one could find in it. There was a copy of the Communist Manifiesto. And I remember a teacher telling me once there was about how teach black people. I don't remember the exact name, but that was the idea. Really weird stuff one can find in a pile of books.
Do you have any story with a book you lend to someone? Have you found a really bad book laying around where it shouldn't be?
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I read Animal Farm and 1984 in High school. I remember being scared that this could become a reality. Ever since the start of 2020 I have become even more scared. Now I tell my teenagers to read these books. I do not think they are exposed to this type of literature in their high school. I cannot wait to hear my children's commentary.
I have never read Mein Kampf but I do know about it. I feel that reality and the constant talk about new normal can mean so much more. It could be my imagination though.
Nice post. Now I am thinking about the books that I would like to read or came across. I buy books but never seem to get a chance to read anymore. I will share them when I can.
Oh, yeah. I read the back recently. I think during 2017 or something like that. My first reference to the work was the cartoon adaption of it. It is also really bleak. I had further reference from the time I had to study about communism. Though, reading it is even since you can have a better picture about. Also living in socialism let's you understand a lot more.
I have never read My Kampf. It was just there and I was surprised to see it at all. There were other books on the pile like Das Kapital and the Communist Manifiesto.
Reading stuff like that is important to understand how people could be manipulated by political ideologies. So I think your idea of having your kids read about it is cool. Have them pick A Brave New World as well.
Take a chance to show us about the books you like and have read. It's a great topic to write posts.
Yes it's so important and from different sources gives a broader perspective.
Thanks for the book suggestion.
Yes - I will share the books but first I must take my own advise and start reading a bit more.😀
Ha, ha, ha. Oh, well. That's sound advice! You ought to definitely! Take as a new way to get more content posted. 😄
I would totally read such things. Even though Hitler makes me nauseous to my core.
How are we to know if we disagree or agree with something unless we investigate and experience things for ourselves. Or fully understand things as well. We can only do that if we're brave enough to walk sit and observe (or read) the things that scare us as well.
Applaud your courage and curiosity. And super interesting post btw!
Hey, thanks! And yes, I love listening to people talking about the stuff the believe. I do a lot with religions and else, but people seem vexed when I say I don't believe in any of that.
I would discuss with my grandpa because the government is a crap and he wouldn't acknowledge it. He just blamed other people just like socialist do in general. Maybe understanding more things is the key for tolerance.
I would read the the Hitler book. Good thing it isn't mine. It would go into a pyre with a lot of political propaganda, but then I'd be just like them.
Thanks for coming by and your words!
" It would go into a pyre with a lot of political propaganda, but then I'd be just like them."
What you said :)
Oh. The pleasure was all mine. I'm sticking around too. I like your brain!
I dared because God showed me, without him I would never have got through those lies.
I wanted to know if my family were beasts and if it was justified that my whole family was dead.
And I know that it is a prophecy. I looked at the Talmud, the Bible and the Koran. Plus I know that the Europeans are the descendants of the Israelites.
The devil who calls himself everywhere else and covers his tracks is cunning and a liar.... just as Jesus said.
If you need some enlightening material I can send you enough... I've been trying to find the truth for a long time.
I can even date you when the respective countries were taken over by the devil.
God be with us.
Thank but I don't believe in god or the devil 😊
The closes thing I've come to anything that fits (for me personally) is the Eight Fold Path.
But I'm glad yo've found something that resonates with you and helps you find peace. ❤️
People don't realize that it's all connected. For what is God? God is spirit.
Jesus is God Himself from the universe of the world soul on Yahusha.
No matter what you believe in, everything is law and that law without the right God is useless and without value. Because God is called differently for all peoples... But there are also enough who do not serve God but the Satanic energy.
But thank you for your view ♥️
Oh, thank you. I try to keep my posts interesting. I'll try to keep the book rated posts around.
Your life sounds interesting!
I'd read more about that as well.
Just be you please. I'm around :)
My life is pretty normal. I just know how to tell some things. Glad to have someone to read about this nonesense! :)
It's not nonsense :)
You are a seeker!
So share what you learn and observe. That may be your purpose... ??
And we will continue to fight this battle, the Edomites who I claim here to be a self-proclaimed holy people are not descendants of the true Israelites.... but a bunch who fled Asian themselves because they are phallus worshipping asswipes. They are also in your government and all others. You will know when the devil starts his reign for 42 months.
I study the Biblical scriptures and know that the devil lies mightily here.... God's words have more power.
I am proud that my family stood up to the fucking devil and my family were certainly not beasts or xenophobes.
Especially as I could find in over 109 parts of the world that the alleged victims were always driven away for doing bad things. In Spain in the 14th century, the Inquisition. I'm well up on history and mythology.
The Bible proves that the Ashkenazis are not descendants of the Israelites and 94 percent of the present-day Nasen are Ashkenazis. They are of the descent of Japehet and came out of Gomer.... from which Magog, the Babarrian people who rule in the biblical end times... also came away.
If you are a stranger to God and have no idea, shut up. I can't stand your hatred for us anymore and God will take care of all those who helped Satan at the eternal judgement.
If God had not been with the man and us, we would never have made it and stood so hard against 5 countries. Have gathered enough evidence in the last few years.
That's interesting collection and a bit contrast to each other. I have read those book when I was in highschool and university. In university there's a lot of book that are off limits. Even if you hate it, they are still part of history and once, people believed in that. And at some point, in one of my classes, there's also a study about Marxis theory and Marxism literature. I don't like it but those talking point is quite commonly used and often many redirected us to think that it's all about class struggle.
I never read the red one. But I guess it's important to understand ideologies to get the ideas behind them. It is similar to those times when we studied comunism using a diary from a person who lived in the USSR. I also studied Marxism during some education classes. Really weird stuff because I'd would never transmit those ideas to anyone.
These are the descendants of the Israelites and that's why we're now being finished off... which they openly admit here in Germany. People and government are not the same.
And because we are the strongest tribe... they rape us with the Nazi club for generations. So that the country is divided.
We are still prisoners of war under the law.
And the whole world blames us for the LIES put out by the devil pack so they can have the place of the holy people. You will all see it yet, for Jesus the Spirit of God is with us.
Whether you go by your standard or the devil's standard is all the same to me.... I judge myself according to God's words.
ASHER = Sweden
DAN = Denmark
MANASSAH = USA
BENJAMIN = Iceland
ISSACHAR = Finland
EPHRAIM = England, Canada- Australia, New Zealand
NAPHTALI = Norway
SEBULON = France
RUBEN = Holland
GAD = Italy
SIMEON = Spain
JUDAH = (twins) first son Perez= Germans and Russians
JUDAH = second son Serach= Irish and Scottish
You can have more... so that you still learn something.
Exactly Comments Mute... you worshipped Baal then and you still do today.
The book with history gotta be really interesting! However, it's the first time when I see these books since I usually prefer self developments, criminal or SF ones :)
Indeed. I have some other books with history. Animal Farm is great reading material. I'm also a fan of SF and that's the main thing I read. I might talk about some of those books next time.