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I would say the book is very strongly anti-communist. And focused on the Major issue of the 60's, race and war. What other major, highly memorable issues did he leave out?
I agree with Andrew: the book describes well the ideals of Marxism, the Bolsheviks (who were major influencers in the two great Wars) and Communism, then the crushing of those ideals as reality hit just as the Berlin wall and the Cold War were only symbols of power and status not representing anything tangible and lasting. The novel described all of that well while covering almost every social malaise of which the worst is the putting down of one segment of society by another. Whites over Blacks, Communists over proletariat, Union power for and against workers, community leaders and conservatives versus hipppies, new music and a generational change. No Sandi, there is NEVER too much about racism or bullying, or gender issues, wife-bashing, child abuse or torture. This all have the same origin and are all heinous based on hatred and fueled by ignorance. America should be proud that it is coming to terms with its multicultural, multilingual, multi-national and colored minorities who in many societies in America are now approaching majorities. The fraternal brotherhood of world citizenship is beginning in the USA BECAUSE of the emphasis on racism and bigotry throughout the 20th Century.
What about getting to the moon? Advances in medicine? Ignorance and racism aren't exclusive to the US! Television, movies? We were, and are, more than the people in this book. We grow enough to feed the world. We are the first ones there when disaster hits. Kennedy has faults, but Follett made him shallow. This country has list so many black children to welfare. Look in their eyes and see the vacancy. If they stay alive.
I personally was not a fan of this book myself. I just didn't see a bias one way or the other. I do agree that Kennedy was made extremely shallow, and I thought that every single character having an affair got old quick.
I may be wrong, but I thought Follet was English. So maybe this is how the rest of the world saw America trough those times. The space race was a big deal I have to agree with that one too, but maybe it was not the author's cup of tea, or maybe he didn't think his characters fit in with that story, they already took part in almost every major event, so much so that it was unreal.
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I would say the book is very strongly anti-communist. And focused on the Major issue of the 60's, race and war. What other major, highly memorable issues did he leave out?
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I agree with Andrew: the book describes well the ideals of Marxism, the Bolsheviks (who were major influencers in the two great Wars) and Communism, then the crushing of those ideals as reality hit just as the Berlin wall and the Cold War were only symbols of power and status not representing anything tangible and lasting. The novel described all of that well while covering almost every social malaise of which the worst is the putting down of one segment of society by another. Whites over Blacks, Communists over proletariat, Union power for and against workers, community leaders and conservatives versus hipppies, new music and a generational change. No Sandi, there is NEVER too much about racism or bullying, or gender issues, wife-bashing, child abuse or torture. This all have the same origin and are all heinous based on hatred and fueled by ignorance. America should be proud that it is coming to terms with its multicultural, multilingual, multi-national and colored minorities who in many societies in America are now approaching majorities. The fraternal brotherhood of world citizenship is beginning in the USA BECAUSE of the emphasis on racism and bigotry throughout the 20th Century.
What about getting to the moon? Advances in medicine? Ignorance and racism aren't exclusive to the US! Television, movies? We were, and are, more than the people in this book. We grow enough to feed the world. We are the first ones there when disaster hits. Kennedy has faults, but Follett made him shallow. This country has list so many black children to welfare. Look in their eyes and see the vacancy. If they stay alive.
I personally was not a fan of this book myself. I just didn't see a bias one way or the other. I do agree that Kennedy was made extremely shallow, and I thought that every single character having an affair got old quick. I may be wrong, but I thought Follet was English. So maybe this is how the rest of the world saw America trough those times. The space race was a big deal I have to agree with that one too, but maybe it was not the author's cup of tea, or maybe he didn't think his characters fit in with that story, they already took part in almost every major event, so much so that it was unreal.
