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Zpycer's avatar

Our education was better than we find today. We had to read “Heart of Darkness” in school — I don’t remember what year. But it was required reading. It sent me down the Congo in my mind, which I shall never forget. Other than that, as for text, “The Horror! The Horror!” Immediately comes to mind.

Much later, as an adult, I saw the amazing documentary Keep the River on Your Right which made me recall Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” vividly in a gut wrenching way.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_the_River_on_Your_Right:_A_Modern_Cannibal_Tale

https://youtu.be/L1dQHjLdpMU

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Zpycer's avatar

And then of course there is Apocalypse Now. Happy trio.

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Kolokol's avatar

"Never get out of the boat!"

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Kolokol's avatar

It is worth reading RFKJr's book, "The Real Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, Big Pharma and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health", I has whole sections on HIV, AIDS and more.

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Michael Buergermeister's avatar

Agreed. Excellent book. It (chapter 4 etc.) will be the subject of an upcoming essay, which I'm currently working on.

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