MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
“Patriotism, in the trenches, was too remote a sentiment, and at once rejected as fit only for civilians, or prisoners.” -- Robert Graves, Goodbye To All That(1929).
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I found the most striking thing about this essay to be just one little thing, not the bulk of it. Even though it is an extremely well written example, it's basically the classic anti-military-ethos topic that's been around forever in many civilizations. ( Do I need to add that it is an argument to which I am very sympathetic? I think so, because it's Lulu posting here.) The one little thing is that he basically admits a West Point education is good, that it taught him to think independently and that he ended up teaching others there to think independently. Very surprising to me, a pleasant surprise, something to be proud of, as in: this country not all bad!
by artappraiser on Mon, 04/01/2019 - 1:24pm