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Reading a book about the Soong Dynasty, (Chinese 20th Century). Came across some interesting info regarding Sun [Yat-sen], just a reference in passing, about 1918 to 1925. In order to get money for his revolution, Dr. Sun contacted just about every government in the world. One contact was with Russia and a Russian named Borodin. Borodin assisted with security and other items. Security meant discipline. Soviet discipline was the responsibility of the “Cheka”, (forerunner of KGB). The Cheka was run by Leon Trotsky and they developed the “Red Terror.” During the Terror, Cheka agents shot, drowned, bayonetted and beat to death about 500,000 people in Russia, all authorized by the socialist-communist party. – Ted F. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Ted, two lessons here, both applicable to politics everywhere. 1. Be careful when you ask other countries to “help” you. (CC Donald J. Trump #Ukraine) 2. Be wary of all revolutionaries. Making an entire society revolve 180 degrees always leads to a lot of people getting rolled over and crushed. Re: If No One Has to Work, No One Will Isn’t it obvious that you cannot take from some (productive) and give to others without the productive people stopping to produce. They are truly pushing for an Atlas Shrugged moment. – Paul K. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Paul, I always thought Ayn Rand’s ideas about America were a bit
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Great magazine. I remember laughing to P.J. O’Rourke’s writing while reading National Lampoon back when I was a teen. Great to see that, even after all these years, he is still whipsmart laugh out loud funny. I look forward to each issue and the free thinking information it brings from each writer. Kudos. – Tom D. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Thanks, Tom. Humor writing has been a blessing to me. What I remember from back when I was a teen was being laughed at . Not that I meant to be funny... I meant to be cool. Apparently my attempts to be cool were hilarious. Fortunately, the National Lampoon came along and gave me a chance to be funny on purpose. “If enough people call you a horse’s ass, saddle up and ride out of town.” Love the stuff you put out there about diet and life choices for healthy living. Thank you!!! – Kathleen E. Dr. David Eifrig comment: Thanks for the kind words, Kathleen. I’ve always said that without your health, wealth is meaningless. That’s why I spend so much time keeping up on the latest in health-related news and giving out common sense advice from how to start sleeping better to the heavy cost of taking drugs like Lipitor. I’m always happy to hear when a reader is able to apply that advice to their own life.
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February 2020
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