I’ve been re-reading Trotsky’s three volume History of the Russian Revolution. In chapter IV and chapter VI he gets into the personality of the Czar and the Czarina in a discussion of how much of the personality of a leader is accidental, and how much is determined by circumstances: in particular, the circumstances of [...]
Personality, Perception, and Political Prognosis
May 9th, 2008 · 14 Comments
Free-for-all #3
May 9th, 2008 · 44 Comments
It was either this or a long post on the materialist interpretation of human personality as related to the leaders of classes doomed to extinction. Aren’t you glad it’s this?
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Prejudice, thy name is Steve
May 9th, 2008 · 32 Comments
He was big, looked to be between 45-50, had a typical Texas drawl and a rodeo belt buckle. He was in Reesa’s store buying a tatoo for his wife, and I was hanging around and keeping Reesa company. He looked at me as I walked in and said, “Do I know you from somewhere?” “Can’t [...]