tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post9105504966658518979..comments2024-03-28T11:16:30.313+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: The Grapes of Wrath- A Book for These TimesLaurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-76271954486468713112012-04-09T07:43:46.576+02:002012-04-09T07:43:46.576+02:00I read Great Expectations recently and was amazed ...I read Great Expectations recently and was amazed at how timeless and relevant the human element was there too. Guess thats what makes a classic. The Grapes of Wrath - Imust revisit now too . thanks!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-75368995566963826292012-04-08T20:54:37.173+02:002012-04-08T20:54:37.173+02:00Great post. It is amazing how relevant the book is...Great post. It is amazing how relevant the book is to today's politics and problems.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-19772767237233085402012-04-07T03:15:38.869+02:002012-04-07T03:15:38.869+02:00Yes, Lauri. I completely agree. Steinbeck was an i...Yes, Lauri. I completely agree. Steinbeck was an incredible social commenter. That 'The Grapes Of Wrath' is still relevant today doesn't surprise me at all, but it saddens me. It saddens me that 73 years after Steinbeck wrote this amazing novel, the issues raised have yet to be resolved. <br /><br />Steinbeck and George Orwell have had a very big influence on my personal ideology. They were almost prophetic in their warnings to us about the insidious nature of corporations. Yet even now when I mention to people that I still read both of those authors they accuse me of being a socialist. Rather than face the issues raised they attack me personally.<br /><br />The people are afraid. They are very afraid. The corporations are dehumanising society. But I believe we can fight them. The pen is mightier than shareholder profits. I'll fight to the end on this issue.<br /><br />Extremely well said, Lauri. Hear hear!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-4388250716891643322012-04-06T15:00:39.169+02:002012-04-06T15:00:39.169+02:00Gosh, I have been away a long time! Love your new ...Gosh, I have been away a long time! Love your new blog look, Lauri!<br /><br />And, like OneStonedCrow, I need to re-read this book. It's a brilliant read, with timeless themes.<br /><br />And, yes, we are on the brink of great changes in human civilisations and we can just hope that from the ashes of the past millennia, we as a species learn to build the foundations for a better world, not one which just reshapes the old corruptions and abuses into a different form...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Judy-Croome/e/B00512MXM0/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1" rel="nofollow">Judy, South Africa</a>Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-78909195751769536822012-04-05T17:36:27.953+02:002012-04-05T17:36:27.953+02:00You know what Graham I don't actually see that...You know what Graham I don't actually see that as a pesimistic view. I think the only way to break the back of corporate greed is to dismantle the corporations. This can happen fast or slow, but it must happen so we can get back to what it means to be human.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-6766292784990480892012-04-05T16:36:29.820+02:002012-04-05T16:36:29.820+02:00Yes, it's time I re-read the book ...
Persona...Yes, it's time I re-read the book ...<br /><br />Personally, I feel that we are reaching a critical mass and that the lifestyle we know is on the brink of collapse - there will be much chaos and death ...<br /><br />Civilisations have disappeared before.<br /><br />A pessimistic view I know, but perhaps something better will emerge from the ashes ...OneStonedCrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500359406575114699noreply@blogger.com