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Is there anything even fucking worth it or should I just end it all right now knowing things won't get better and nothing will ever be good?
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>>7508344
start with the greeks
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If you do decide to kill yourself make sure to stream it for /b/
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>>7508344
You might need this pic. Life has enjoyment. Just look forward to to the good times, doing whatever it is that you like to do.
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Find a flaw.
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bald and aids
next
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>>7508213
bald
awful shirt
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Id prefer jail time over extreme torture any day
human nature
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would anyone else be down for a /lit/ meetup in DC?
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Don't think these ever turn out well, senpai.
Does anyone have the pics from the NY meetup?
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>>7507229
mein gott i want to see them
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>>7507229
it would still be interesting
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>What kind of person is it who clamours for this meaningless desideratum, equality? Certainly not the beautiful person, because to him equality, if it could be achieved, would result in bringing him down to the common level. Neither can it be the person specially gifted in any of the arts and sciences; for, again, equality, if it could by some miracle be wrought, would amount to wiping out the advantage of such special gifts. The self-reliant, the strong, the skilful, the able and the desirable, in all walks of life, are never stirred by this cry for equality; because they look down from their eminence, and cannot therefore conceive that levelling could possibly prove an advantage.
>It must therefore be the undesirable, the unskilful, the incompetent, the ugly, the ungifted, in all walks of life, the incapable of all classes, who want equality. And they want it because, looking up from their position of chafing mediocrity and ungainliness, and beholding their more gifted brethren, they realise that equality must redound to their benefit. A moment's reflection would tell them that it is an impossible ideal; their mortified vanity, however, is stronger than their reason, and urges them to believe in it, ridiculous as it may be.
What did he mean by this?
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>>7507074
I had forgotten about how great Ludovici is
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>>7507074
Did he actually say this?
He doesn't seem to understand what is meant by "equality." He thinks (childishly) that people who want equality want it in all aspects of life, they want it absolutely, they want it without question.
In reality, it's just people (women, racial, ethnic and religious minorities, sexual minorities, peasants and the working poor), who want equal treatment and equal opportunity.
No one is trying to cut apart the face of a pretty woman to make her average looking. No one is trying to break the legs of a professional athlete.
John Green has failed once again to understand and now he has unwittingly sided with a fascist understanding of the world.
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>>7507112
where to even begin
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Hey comrades, I had a question concerning literature in socialist countries. Are there any memorable works of fiction? Which would you recommend? I notice that there's an astonishingly low amount of mass media in socialist nations such as the USSR, Cuba or the DPRK. Or am I wrong and simply haven't looked hard enough?
>Maoist here; not trying to discredit socialism, just honestly curious
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>>7506505
Grow up bubba and fast. The world will hit you hard
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Foundation Pit - Platonov
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>>7506505
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you.
You fucking fascist, go to your fascism-meetings, we don´t want you here. We do support liberty and equality, but not your bullshit.
No stop killing gays and jews, back of and hang yourself. People hate youhere. Inmy city we would kill people like you, for what you did in our country.
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Have you unleashed your true power at least once?
Kinda did once, did obliterate a teacher on my local university
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>>7506042
Are you going to tell the story, or what?
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>>7506044
This. Also, do you mean like unveiling your knowledge of philosophy rhetorically to destroy niggers?
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Who else here /patrician/ parents?
I was raised by my mother but I moved out several years ago. Tonight I went back home for Christmas dinner and noticed that the dining room was lined almost entirely with many classic authors often praised here; titles which were basically invisible to me growing up. Only in the past couple of years, I started serious reading and discovered /lit/.She tells me that she also read Camus, Sartre and a few other French authors, in French. Holy shit, that is so based.
I've also recently been talking to my father about literature and found out that we've read tons of the same books. We were able to have hours of discussion about various novels and give each other some recommendations. I feel like I've been blind for 27 years of my life but I've realised that my parents are fucking awesome thanks to /lit/.
Merry Christmas
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nice blogpost. try >>>/soc/ next time retard
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My parents are plebs. My dad only reads sci-fi/horror/thriller and my mom only reads self-help books and the Bible. Wish my parents were cool like yours.
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I think my mom has never finished a book in her life.
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>"Why are breakfast foods breakfast foods?" I asked them. "Like, why don't we have curry for breakfast food?"
>"Heinrich, eat."
>"But why?" I asked. "I mean, seriously: How did scrambled eggs get stuck in with breakfast exclusivity? You can put bacon on a sandwich without anyone freaking out. But the moment your sandwich has an eggs, boom, it's a breakfast sandwich."
>Dad answered with his mouth full. "When you come back, we'll have breakfast for dinner. Deal?"
>"I don't want to have 'breakfast for dinner,'" I answered, crossing knife and fork over my mostly full plate. "I want to have scrambled eggs for dinner without this ridiculous construction that scrambled eggs-inclusive meal is breakfast even when it occurs at dinnertime."
>"You've gotta pick your battles in this world, Heinrich," my mom said. "But if this is the issue you want to champion, we stand behind you."
>"Quite a bit behind you," my dad added, and Mom laughed.
>Anyway, I knew it was stupid, but I felt kind of bad for scrambled eggs.
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>>7504275
Man that's pretty good. What novel is that from?
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>>7504275
It's 2015!!! Breakfast is an oppressive artificial construct.
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>But the moment your sandwich has an eggs, boom, it's a breakfast sandwich."
That's not true at all
What did you give to yourself this christmas?
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no mames.
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Why translation? Learning English is easy in this day and age.
Also, speaking of translations, A Journey Round My Skull is on its way. Can't wait!
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>>7500910
absolutely nothing, i have no money
sad christmas for me watching movies alone
fuck you OP
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post cozy reads for winter
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what does /lit/ think of kierkegaard? 2015-12-26 20:29:11 Post No.7507834
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what does /lit/ think of kierkegaard?
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>>7507834
Genius.
Either/Or is one of the greatest points in philosophy.
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>>7507834
Invented Existentialism. Cool guy in my book.
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>>7507834
Master troll, god of prose in Danish. Pretty much the only prose in Danish that rivals the best I've read in English.
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So, I got Ulysses for Christmas but I want to read The Odyssey before. Do I need to read The Iliad before The Odyssey? And, what's the best translation?
Also, Bookdepository or other site for europe?
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why would you not read iliad?
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Fitzgerald, Merrill, or Lattimore
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>>7507537
i'd recommend lattimore because its smooth and clear - otherwise chapman.
fuck the others
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>http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/21/greetings-friends-2015
>http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/21/greetings-friends-2015
This is the OFFICIAL talk shit about the New Yorker holiday poem thread. Please keep all talking shit about the New Yorker holiday poem ITT
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>>7507423
Post it. I'm not giving clicks
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>>7507451
This Christmas we are staying in,
Skyping en masse with all our kin
And friends linked up in cyberspace,
Slipping the surly bonds of place,
And traffic on the Tappan Zee,
Cross Bronx, and Hutch, and B.Q.E.
To keep us alert and itchin’,
The brake lights we put in the kitchen
Are set on Hazard. They look gay,
Flashing throughout the holiday.
So—greetings, all! Pull up a screen!
You’re coming through quite well, we mean.
And we are, too? That rocks! That’s great!
Hi there, Paul Rudd! No, you’re not late.
Pope Francis, too! Pope, Paul; Paul, Pope.
You will become great friends, we hope.
And now, with Skype cascades of chimes,
More folks stop in to join our rhymes:
The Zuckerbergs, with daughter Max;
Rihanna, from a lounge at LAX;
Masaharu Morimoto
(The Iron Chef); Sonia Soto-
mayor, our own Bronx-born jurist;
Rolf, a New York City tourist
(Good thing we’ve got eight screens, or ten,
The extra-wide kind, in our den);
Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone,
And Alek Skarlatos, now well-known
Winners of the Légion d’Honneur,
Heroes of tremendous coeur:
What you did, guys, outdoes terrific;
Bravery is always civic.
Applause and praises also for
French Pres. Hollande; we wish him more
Of all that’s good, and all best luck.
Now warm air hugs to Wolfgang Puck,
Carter Burwell, ace composer,
Selfless Dr. Ian Crozier,
Rita Ora, Buck Showalter,
Charlotte Brown, the blind pole vaulter,
Top model Arizona Muse,
San Juan’s Mayor Carmen Cruz,
The D.C. zoo’s new baby panda,
And Lin-Manuel Miranda.
If our eyes do not mislead us,
“The Walking Dead” ’s Norman Reedus
With “Nurse Jackie” ’s Edie Falco
Stand there waving from the balco-
ny of Slash, their bud and neighbor,
With Tom Perez, the Sec. of Labor.
Hey, look! The Mets are here—all of ’em.
So they lost, so what, we love ’em!
Let pop-ups from the T-shirt gun
Lead cheers for Curtis Granderson,
Harvey, deGrom, and the whole bunch;
Next year they’ll eat the Royals’ lunch.
Leaning back in our recliner,
We hear voices, each one finer
Than the preceding. When Adele
Sings just a single Jingle Bell—
Such bliss! When, soon, the snowflakes fall,
She takes the plunge and sings them all.
Then the skies start getting darker;
With wine docent Robert Parker
We raise a toast, and send fond thoughts
To all the staff at Toys for Tots,
And each Scout and each Obama;
Joy to Wilmer Valderrama,
Misty Copeland, ballet diva,
Carlos Slim, who plans to leave a
Fortune in somebody’s stocking
(Now, that really will be shocking),
Madea’s main man Tyler Perry,
Dr. Summers (known as Larry),
Benji Madden, Gretchen Mol,
Josh Earnest and Carlotta Gall.
Strong wishes of good hope and cheer
Pulse electronically from here
To Janet Yellen, of the Fed,
Possessor of outstanding cred,
Loretta Lynn and Babs Mandrell
(Those ladies who know Nashville well),
(1/2)
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>>7507479
Joaquin Phoenix, Susan Braudy,
And that daft congressman Trey Gowdy,
While our benign designs descend
On each Dem and Republican;
May hearts unclench and eyes see light,
Just briefly, on this starry night.
Dear friends, the year had ups and downs.
A dearth of comfort to be found
In how the world is unreeling
Can’t deflate a hopeful feeling.
Next year may bring a whole new phase,
A plentitude of better days,
Grace completely unexpected,
Previously undetected,
Perfect breaks we don’t deserve
And don’t need to; so let’s swerve
Upward, onward in the crush
Of this season’s crazy rush,
Jumping with both feet, not looking,
On amazing grace depending.
Books about hardship?
When I'm going through a rough time I like to read books where characters are having a WAY rougher time than I am. It helps me be thankful for what I have and either pulls me out of my rut, or distracts me long enough for it to naturally pass.
What are some good entry-level (I'm not illiterate or dumb, but I'm certainly not well educated) books about people living through really rough times?
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ruth
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road".
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Mein Kampf.
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What good literature can you recommend that uses the element of surprise?
I can't think of too many books that have big plot twists and do it well.
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I'd recommend it all, honestly.
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>>7506235
The metamorphosis is the best example I can think of
"Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheuren Ungeziefer verwandelt."
It has a lot more impact than the English equivalent because of the order . The "transformation" part is at the end of the sentence. Its kind of like if it said "he found himself into a giant bug transformed"
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blonde girls.... my gott