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Originally Posted by beppe
I hope to make a constructive contribution to this interesting thread suggesting a book of 10 years ago, that is available on line and that can be obtained in pdf for the mere amount of 99 cents, if I remember correctly.
The book, and I refer to it quite often is The Clash of Civilizations, that I am sure you have read. If not you can read it here. |
The article at the link is less than 10,000 words; it's not a full book. (At least, not by any normal book standards. I know that Twain's "The War Prayer" has been released as a book, and it's less than 1500 words. But the book was picture-heavy and basically treated it like a poem.)
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It is a serious book, not a joke. It is not propaganda IMHO. It is very interesting.
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It seems decent enough; I PDF'd it with the settings I like & put it on my reader to read later. But being serious doesn't mean it's not propaganda, which doesn't have to include lies, just deliberate focusing of some facts while steering attention away from others. (I don't know if this is propaganda or not.) I consider Michael Moore's films to be propaganda; that I like them & mostly agree with them doesn't change that he's trying to promote an agenda, not give a neutral portrayal of facts.