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Now we get to post-WWI discourse. From the failures of the resulting treaty, to the rise of Nazism and fascism (Leninism in the next section), events and motivations are all connected.
— Sep 12, 2022 12:01PM
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On to the intellectuals. Last time it was the judgment on appeasement. This time it's about communists, ex-communists, and surrealists. And we're still before WW2.
— Sep 14, 2022 11:28AM
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Reading all these hopeful accounts that the Great War will never repeat, right before World War 2, is surreal. Speaking of surrealism, I'll be reading that next.
— Sep 13, 2022 10:55PM
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Reading all these hopeful accounts that the Great War will never repeat, right before World War 2, is surreal. Speaking of surrealism, I'll be reading that next.
— Sep 13, 2022 10:55PM
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And now we are at the Great War. Death and suffering, plus a bit of mutiny and propaganda.
— Sep 12, 2022 08:48AM
Monzenn
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Starting with the major texts of the 20th century. Futurism, conservatism, feminism, and nationalism are all at the table. Amusing that a socialist convention that wants peace would bookend the section leading to war, though socialism won't reach its peak until maybe 50 years later.
— Sep 11, 2022 10:57AM