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| Tweet Topic Started: May 17 2009, 05:42 PM (698 Views) | |
| zzFarrfin | May 17 2009, 05:42 PM Post #1 |
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Introducing Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, 21c's book of the week! Handy for all you wannabe military dictators out there. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=K5OnWYLhQBAC Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any loss of life or damage to property that using any of the ideas presented in this book may cause <_< |
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| United States [Sel] | May 17 2009, 10:41 PM Post #2 |
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I once wrote a short essay on how to stage an effective coup. My teacher wrote something like "A- interesting topic..." I know next week's! And I have a copy of it. |
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| zznewbrittonia | May 17 2009, 10:56 PM Post #3 |
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I'm actually gonna buy it. ![]() I am reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe again. Anyone who wants to play an African nation should read this book. Anyone who wants to RP with actual feeling as opposed to making one liners about coups should read this ... twice. |
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| Max | May 17 2009, 11:06 PM Post #4 |
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That was the most crappiest book I have ever read, Achebe demonizes the very reason he is able to write? Bah, he gives bullshit a bad name. |
[align=center] [/align]I watched them strap him into the seat and shut the door. He might of looked a bit nervous about it but that was about all. I really believe that he knew he was going to be in hell in fifteen minutes. I believe that. And I've thought about that a lot. He was not hard to talk to. Called me Sheriff. But I didn't know what to say to him. What do you say to a man that by his own admission he has no soul? Why would you say anything? I've thought about it a good deal. Cormac McCarthy | |
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| zznewbrittonia | May 17 2009, 11:09 PM Post #5 |
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I think you are whitewashing European colonialism. |
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| Max | May 17 2009, 11:13 PM Post #6 |
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I believe that there is a inherant irony that the only reason we know European imperialism wasn't perfect, was because it gave him a perfect - critical - education. Also, the parable that refers to a dog that bites his master's hand - isn't actually designed to warn dogs. |
[align=center] [/align]I watched them strap him into the seat and shut the door. He might of looked a bit nervous about it but that was about all. I really believe that he knew he was going to be in hell in fifteen minutes. I believe that. And I've thought about that a lot. He was not hard to talk to. Called me Sheriff. But I didn't know what to say to him. What do you say to a man that by his own admission he has no soul? Why would you say anything? I've thought about it a good deal. Cormac McCarthy | |
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| Recon | May 18 2009, 07:29 AM Post #7 |
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Oooh she can sell a big story to the Newspapers! In exile....
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| United States [Sel] | May 18 2009, 12:48 PM Post #8 |
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He, although he did act like a she somewhat and there were rumors related to his orientation. |
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| zznewbrittonia | May 19 2009, 02:37 PM Post #9 |
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:lol: |
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| zzskylar | May 19 2009, 08:33 PM Post #10 |
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![]() I think just about everybody on this board would enjoy some part of this book. It's amazing. |
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| Zactarn Prime | May 20 2009, 08:39 PM Post #11 |
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Who wants to write a book? I'm dead serious. I'd be willing to write a fictional book on here with someone. We could come up with a topic and just take off. I lack the time and the determination to write an entire book myself. |
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| zzJJ | May 20 2009, 08:40 PM Post #12 |
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I've written a few things in my day. I'll assist you if you want. |
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| zzrider | May 20 2009, 08:52 PM Post #13 |
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Preach it brother, unrepentent colonialists FTW. Not to mention I found the book rather boring. Everyone should read this book by the Right Honorable Ian Smith: ![]() R is for the regiments that fight the winning fight. H is for the home fires the folks are keeping bright O is for the Officers and Other Ranks as well D is for the die hards that will even fight in hell E is for the enemy that just won't ever win S is for our spirit that won't ever grow dim I is for the indepence that we have to share A is for the arms that we will always have to bear PS: Decolonization needed to happen, but it wasn't done right at all. It would've taken another 100 years to do right. |
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| Amzi | May 20 2009, 09:25 PM Post #14 |
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That man looks like Tom Hanks a tad |
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| Max | May 20 2009, 09:41 PM Post #15 |
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Just more awesome, and with morals. Rider, I'm glad to see someone still is keeping the 'Empahr' alive today!
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[align=center] [/align]I watched them strap him into the seat and shut the door. He might of looked a bit nervous about it but that was about all. I really believe that he knew he was going to be in hell in fifteen minutes. I believe that. And I've thought about that a lot. He was not hard to talk to. Called me Sheriff. But I didn't know what to say to him. What do you say to a man that by his own admission he has no soul? Why would you say anything? I've thought about it a good deal. Cormac McCarthy | |
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| zzrider | May 20 2009, 10:15 PM Post #16 |
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Every Friday afternoon. |
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| United States [Sel] | May 21 2009, 03:30 AM Post #17 |
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Morals? |
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| zzrider | May 21 2009, 09:29 AM Post #18 |
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Well, Ian Smith has unfortunately been misunderstood by most people who don't truly know much about the story of Rhodesia. Most people don't realize he was in favor of "responsible government" not white supremacy. He favored transitioning to majority rule over a slow period of time, so that the uneducated and ill-equipped majority could be educated and brought up to speed so that they would know how to run a country and be responsible leaders. Instead the Brits, Soviets, East Germans, and Swedes, supported communist black nationalists (and yes there were non-communist black nationalists, but they chose to support the communist ones). Thus Robert Mugabe has been in power since 1980 and one the richest and liberal countries in Africa; has become one of the poorest and most oppressive. |
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| zznewbrittonia | May 21 2009, 01:19 PM Post #19 |
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I think Ian Smith is my new man-crush. |
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| Max | May 21 2009, 05:42 PM Post #20 |
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[align=center] [/align]I watched them strap him into the seat and shut the door. He might of looked a bit nervous about it but that was about all. I really believe that he knew he was going to be in hell in fifteen minutes. I believe that. And I've thought about that a lot. He was not hard to talk to. Called me Sheriff. But I didn't know what to say to him. What do you say to a man that by his own admission he has no soul? Why would you say anything? I've thought about it a good deal. Cormac McCarthy | |
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| zzpalaxia | May 21 2009, 06:06 PM Post #21 |
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![]() Damn good read |
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| zzskylar | May 21 2009, 06:50 PM Post #22 |
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THIEF! |
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| Schwerpunkt | May 21 2009, 07:02 PM Post #23 |
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| zzmaikeru | May 21 2009, 07:04 PM Post #24 |
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Damn you all, having time for reading. WTF? |
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| zzskylar | May 21 2009, 07:08 PM Post #25 |
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Hey, be grateful that THIS isn't your summer reading assignment:
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| Pericles | May 21 2009, 09:37 PM Post #26 |
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| United States [Sel] | May 22 2009, 09:40 PM Post #27 |
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Like how Europe and America are the greatest things on Earth? The Shah was a good guy, we didn't fund both sides of the Iraq-Iran war, we didn't bankroll Osama, etc... lol That and Howard Zinn. |
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| United States [Sel] | May 22 2009, 09:46 PM Post #28 |
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That is an enormous distortion. |
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| Russia (X) | May 22 2009, 09:48 PM Post #29 |
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![]() Pretty good read. I might look into Schwer's book there ... |
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| Schwerpunkt | May 22 2009, 11:03 PM Post #30 |
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It's pretty great. Unfortunately, I lent it to my friend and his dog managed to take a chunk out of the hardback cover. Fun. |
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| Russia (X) | May 23 2009, 01:31 PM Post #31 |
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I tend to read obscure books about military or espionage related, things. Obscure because the majority of stuff in that field is borderline on fantasy (fictional works are usually - unrealistic). |
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| Schwerpunkt | May 23 2009, 01:35 PM Post #32 |
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Try Frontsoldaten if you want something obscure about WWII. Hell, the fact that it focuses on soldiers and not divisions makes it obscure. |
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| zzLyly | May 23 2009, 01:46 PM Post #33 |
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I was talking with my 5th grade teacher about current affairs (which I do pretty often) and he said Iran would be better if we reinstalled the Shah today. He's your typical conservative Republic, so it didn't surprise me so much, but he's a teacher and is keen to point out his views on this sort of thing in the classroom. |
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| zzdaniel | May 23 2009, 01:53 PM Post #34 |
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because when it comes to someones religion,political views etc. logic is dead. any way it is not directly Conservative I am probably the most radical Liberal you will ever meet (if such a word exists ) and the shah (at least the last one) was a Liberal,Open market, secular leader which still is better to Republicans than a Islamic republic so yeah your right she is Republican. |
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| United States [Sel] | May 23 2009, 08:15 PM Post #35 |
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Kindly explain to them that the Shah caused this Revolution and that Iran had a democratically elected leader we toppled in 1953. His name was Mossadegh, but I presume you are aware of that already. |
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| zzcesilia | May 23 2009, 08:19 PM Post #36 |
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No never. We brought peace and freedom to a whole nation, which had been oppressed by communists and socialist up until the glorious year of 1953. |
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| Max | May 24 2009, 09:10 AM Post #37 |
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Because, like, everyone knows you can't get a bad leader if he's democratically elected. Amirite or amirite? GWB >>>> Al Gore, Kerry: combined! Why? Well, like Sel said, if you're democratically elected you are just plain better. |
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| zzmorty | May 24 2009, 10:18 AM Post #38 |
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No offense, SAVAK? He was probably as liberal as Pinochet... I think, politically, an Islamic Republic that is |
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| Max | May 24 2009, 10:36 AM Post #39 |
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Declare a War on something even more shallow and useless then crazy theocracies; like Poverty, AIDs, Civil Rights ect... |
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| zzrider | May 24 2009, 10:40 AM Post #40 |
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![]() Another great book by Ian Smith. |
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