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Howard Zinn dies at 87
http://www.boston.com/news/local/bre..._zinn_his.html
We have lost a true, long-time comrade today.
May he rest in peace...
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS
How sad.
Condolences for his friends and family.
Wow, I just watched a lecture he gave at BU like two weeks ago and was debating about him last week on here. Sad stuff..
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87 is an good age, and there are a lot worse things to die from than an heart attack while traveling.
but yeah, he will be missed, his "a people history of the united states" is an classic
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater?
Here at least We shall be free
Rest in peace...
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So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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For as many critiques as I have made in the past about Zinn's method, they are minor in comparison to what we had in common, in terms of our point of view, respect for the whole of history and acknowledgment that knowledge of our history is a weapon in our fight for the future. For these reasons, we bow our heads and dip our banners in a show of respect and expression of mourning at the loss of a comrade and friend.
Very sad.. the left needs a new generation of people to question the status quo.
sing me to sleep then leave me alone
Rest in peace, comrade. You work was greatly appreciated.
Agreed. They're all so old. They don't have much time left.
Oh no, are you kidding?
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Well, shit.
Damn, what a shame; he looked really great for his age, too, so I'm pretty surprised by this. My mother is presently reading A People's History of the United States, and since she started it, she always calls me and leaves me ranting voicemail messages about "how fucked up this country is".
Anyway, he had some liberal views, I didn't agree with a good deal of what he had to say, but still - I have a lot of respect for him, and its definitely a loss.
Damn, I'm sorry to hear that.
I don't know everything about him, but I liked his views, nonetheless.
Dammit.
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RIP
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Rest In Peace
This is terrible... rest in peace, comrade.
With heads uncovered swear we all
To bear it onward till we fall;
Come dungeons dark or gallows grim,
This song shall be our parting hymn.
Then raise the scarlet standard high.
Within its shade we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer,
We'll keep the red flag flying here.
87 is a good age. Rest is peace Howard Zinn.
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Hello my friends: I was crying just right now because of Howard Zinn's death. I am christian and not only I pray to God for a socialist system in USA, because I believe that God is communist-socialist, and the Devil (The dark forces of this world represent the capitalist and imperialist system in this world)
but I will also pray for Howard Zinn, his families and friends.
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/bre..._zinn_his.html
We have lost a true, long-time comrade today.
May he rest in peace...
This really sucks. May he rest in peace.
Zinn always strived toward getting people to just know about themselves more in a very easy and fun way. He was a great guy.
However, as sad as his death is, it is the sign of new times for the left.
The old theoreticians from the 19th and early 20th centuries made very important observations and developed theories that still guide us today. They are very important.
However, we cannot be puritans and only follow their words.
The ideas from the 60s are also becoming a bit old too. Times have changed and so have we.
May Howard Zinn's death be a springboard for the left: as we remember and honour the people of our glorious past, may we also begin to look at revolution now and in the future.
We need new Zinns, new Lenins, new Luxemburgs. We need intellectuals that won't be separate from the workers.
This is the left in the 21st century. And I personally thank Zinn for helping us get here.
"Face the world like a roaring blaze, before all the tears begin to turn silent. Burn down everything that stands in our way. Bang the drum."
