Friday, November 16, 2007
Communism's Sprawl
As in Animal Farm, Communist believed that Communism can only be truly successful if it becomes a global endeavor. Wherever Communism was a success, that state sent people to it's neighboring countries and spread the message of Communism as does Animal Farms' main characters Napoleon and Snowball. In pages 54 "Every day Snowball and Napoleon sent out flights of pigeons whose intructions were to mingle with the animals on neighboring farms, tell them the story of the Rebellion, and teach them the tune of The Beasts of England". As Trotsky sent out agents to spread the news of a Soviet Russia, Snowball and Napoleon sent out their own messengers of their success. This method of spreading Communism not through violence or subjugation but through word of mouth turned out to be very frutiful. In the end, this method made Communism a bigger pain than it realyy meant to be .
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This reminds me of the "Domino Theory" which was a part of US policy during the Vietnam War.
So far, it seems to me that the Animal's form of Communism isn't such a bad thing. The Animals are happy; it's just the humans who don't like the new system. The animals are just getting what the humans owe them after forcing them into labor for thousands of years. Is the system really as good as it looks? If not, why would animals on other farms want to replicate it?
I have noticed a few typos, spelling mistakes, and grammar mistakes. Make sure to type your blog in MS Word, it will catch all that stuff for you. And reread and edit it yourself as well. I would still like to see more information about the plot of the book. Write your blog so that someone who's never heard of the book can have some idea of its plot.
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