On that point about explaining to non-communists, I think a valuable part of this chapter and the last one is showing, not just the details of Soviet government and organization, but even that there is this much detail to be described, compared with the cartoonishly simplistic propaganda image of "authoritarian dictatorship" that is hegemonic in capitalist media. It reveals how paper-thin and ridiculous those descriptions are.
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Goku D. Michigan? The legendary pirate?
My commitment to materialism has been shaken by so many of these being clearly guided by the hand of Allah
The Benfold's got no power? So it's a Brick, and it's drowning slowly?
You know what they awoke in the darkness of the lint traps... shadow and flame.

I saw the Grifter - this world-soul - riding out of the city on a con game.
It is indeed a wonderful sensation to see such an individual, who, concentrated here at a single point, astride a shell company, reaches out over the world and scams it.
takes long draw Listen... there's no way to explain it... you just had to be there

I wonder if they'll adapt the Booty Warrior incident
I wonder if whoever named it that was completely clueless about what they'd done, or if they were secretly cool.
As for myself, I got brainwashed by Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and now I yearn for the day I can drop bombs on the Statue of Liberty from my attack zeppelin.
If a deal is made in the forest and there's no one around to hear to it, does the strait reopen?
Or perhaps consider: What is the sound of one hand shaking?

the forgiveness they have shown her, will in turn one day be shown to them.




To be fair, it's only a starter(ek)