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Mar 29Liked by Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

That Sartre quote is pretty ironic, given he wanted to Stalin to keep pushing all the way to Spain. Was that, perhaps, the intent?

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Yeah Sartre really fumbled a lot of his ideals when it came to his politics … which is to your point precisely the value of that quote: even Jean-Paul Sartre had his prejudices and fascistic opinions at times

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Mar 29Liked by Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

Hmmm, I like this. It's like you're going to explore metaphysical fascism here.

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Ahhh now you're speaking my language! Precisely. The Great Oscillation continues in the Roaring Twenties once again. Here's to delving into the abyss with a flashlight versus running away from the edge.

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May 10Liked by Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

I want to thank you for explaining the historical context so well. I appreciate this. I agree that people are very distracted these days. But understanding history is important to discerning what is going on now.

I am a big fan of Victor Frankl. Wisdom I appreciate.

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Thank you Susan, it's always a fun exercise to rethink old academic essays and make them a bit more palatable. We all of us so rarely delve deep into what we think we understand anymore, and I wanted to make sure I updated this essay so I could be clear in my own thoughts about what's the renewed fascism cropping up all over the world

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We so need these essays, Samuél. The world is changing as you describe. Catching up here and would love to correspond and chat at some point soon, as we talked about a while ago. Maybe letters to one another about what's on our minds ... Anyway missing you. ~Mary

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Yes, we must, it's been entirely too long. There's no time like the present. Why not send me a letter to slopezba@gmail.com and we'll get the ball rolling?

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I'll think on it this weekend. I could create a separate section for this exchange, similar to the lovely one you have and need to study it... I don't think you know any of my work yet and I am catching up on yours. Been a while... so, need to ponder. I do think we look at love the same way --so maybe that's an idea? I love what you've written about you and your wife. For thoughts write me at mltabor@me.com and we will get the ball rolling!

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