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Chapter 14’s look at communist China is quite fascinating

The authors, comparative analysis about how no matter what society or what time. When given the choice power will always choose to consolidating power structures instead of creating economic opportunities

Power protects capital everytime in every society

A fusion historical analysis of politics reads like a alternative history book

Interesting to learn about the Spanish colonization process in Latin America and how it came from Christianizing Iberian Peninsula

Didn’t except the him to get into concentration camp this late into the book

Crazy how accurate this book is to the raise of fascism

Reading chapter 20 and reading about Yow-Yow Editorial term, made me realize it’s just the 30’s term for what is called aboutism.

Wish I had read this book in my teenage years. It parallels Donald Trump’s presidency with Buzz Windrip. It might have changed how I approached my major during undergrad.

He copied my whole f**king flow. Word for word. Bar for bar. Don't act like I didn't make Donald Trump”


- Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip

It’s disheartening how closely this book resonates with our current reality. Even written over a century ago, its themes remain relevant and pertinent. Feels like America is stuck in ideals of the 20th century

Vader and Anakin being same character just different egos causes some aura issues. Might be the prequel fan in me but I’ve always felt that Vader needs stronger hatred for his dark side power-level. Anakin just has aura for power

Interesting to see how Russians are using the same gameplay in the American political system as they did in Ukraine. Democracy can’t function when states allow the presence of oligarchs!

History is on loop

The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself

The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself

Two groups power dynamics can lead people to do
Dangerous levels of-violence

I hope I’d never wake up in world where my neighbors have become a radicalized through media to hate me

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.