Uncle Ted has passed. RIP
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Now I want to read it even more
Example: "The Leftist is anti-individualistic... He is not the sort of person who has an inner sense of confidence in his own ability to solve his own problems and satisfy his own needs."
Nailed it. Damn the guy sounds like the first Alex Jones
He blasts the Left repeatedly.
Always worth keeping in mind the publication date while reading as well. If it were published today it would probably gain traction sheerly because of how well-articulated and thorough it is, but adding in the fact that it was written decades ago makes it nothing short of prophetic.
In a somewhat less serious vein, I read a bit from my one of my Calvin and Hobbes books recently and was blown away at how apt sone of the strips lampooning victimhood culture were to modern times, despite being written no later than 1995. History really does rhyme.
I have been rereading Calvin and Hobbes since my childhood when I was following it in the newspaper and every time there is something new to learn. It is a timeless classic.
He wasn't overly fond of the right either in fairness
"Apparently it never occurs to them that you can't make rapid, drastic changes in the technology and the economy of a society without causing rapid changes in all other aspects of the society as well, and such rapid changes inevitably break down traditional values."
True. For the average (ie, not us) rightist this is a major blind spot.
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Comment Approved: This isn't what I mean. You can quote specific things, particularly things that are not trying to rationalize the violence. This quote does not rationalize his bombing campaign.
I'm as right as they come, but I'm not fond of us either. Look at the pussies we continue to elect to represent us. The right gets off on being the lovable loser