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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 06:24 PM Original message |
Poll question: Howard Zinn: "A people's History of the United States" |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've read it , I love everything Zinn , |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. If your librarian said it was biased, she is probably a |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 04:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
39. Yeah - it really threw me off for her to give me her opinion. |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 05:27 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. I was a librarian for many years. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:16 PM Response to Reply #44 |
59. Her opinion was unsolicited. I mentioned the title, she made the remark. |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. your librarian |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 06:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. A must read.. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 03:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
57. Another great one: |
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wysi (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. My own view... |
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johnfunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. DUers should buy it, and start with the chapter on Vietnam... |
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Lone_Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. It is a great book... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Good description of it...Yes, it tells the other "half" of the story. It' |
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FlyByNight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Should be required reading |
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Waverley_Hills_Hiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
10. Marxist bias. Missed some key social movements & events. |
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Waverley_Hills_Hiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 08:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. On edit...a caveat. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 04:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
40. What about when the two directly clash - what then? |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
12. I read it a long time ago |
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Kenneth ken (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. I've read it, and of course it's biased |
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troublemaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Well said |
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Kenneth ken (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. thank you. |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 02:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
55. Bingo! (nt) |
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troublemaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's biased, but was written with that intention |
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Kenneth ken (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Thanks! I added t to my list. n/t |
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durutti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's not "biased" at all. |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. Not a very bright librarian, all history is biased. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 04:40 AM Response to Reply #20 |
41. "The only issue is whether or not his facts are supported." |
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milkyway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
21. A life-altering read. I read it when I was 23 and haven't been the same |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
22. Fantastic book. n/t |
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RobertDevereaux (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. An eye-opener! n/t |
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Digger (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. Oh yeah, |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
25. I particularly enjoyed |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm reading it now!! |
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Lone_Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 06:33 AM Response to Reply #26 |
45. That's EXACTLY why people need to read his book... |
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laura888 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:04 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Yup. We MUST have something to counter the History Channel |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent peopl |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 04:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. Excellent quote. Sums it all up for me. |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
28. I actually own it but haven't yet read it |
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Selwynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
29. Howard Zinn himself says its biased - there is no such thing as unbiased.. |
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clyrc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
30. I've read half of it |
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YoQuieroLiberty (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
31. Didn't like it |
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dpibel (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 01:47 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I take it then, |
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YoQuieroLiberty (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:42 AM Response to Reply #35 |
50. Nope |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 04:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
43. Telling the untold side of the story is "plain silly and tiresome"? |
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YoQuieroLiberty (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:40 AM Response to Reply #43 |
49. If it goes on for 400 years, maybe |
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Selwynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:53 AM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Why don't you? |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 02:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Ah, but that's false reasoning. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
32. should be rquired reading IMO n/t |
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strategery blunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
33. I read it for AP history |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
34. I finished reading the whole thing last month! |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
36. Love it. The only history book written from the viewpoint of the underdog |
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laura888 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:02 AM Response to Reply #36 |
47. Exactly! Well put! n/t |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
37. In the immortal words of Rob Corddry, "the facts themselves are biased." |
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Lactar (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
38. indifferent |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:23 PM Response to Reply #38 |
60. Gee, big surprise... |
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Laughing Mirror (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
46. For those of us who cannot or will not read People's History of the United |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
51. I found it to be one of the most incredible books I've ever read |
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semillama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:11 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. It's essential reading for any good citizen |
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BaltoLefty (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
56. Read it, liked it |
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scarletlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
58. Best history book I have ever read. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 03:31 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Kick! |
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