[FRIAM] Navalny - Berlin Diary - Klemperer - Daily News

[Pieter Steenekamp]

https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-War-Peace-Constand-Abraham/dp/1770226001


On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 at 20:56, steve smith <sasmyth at swcp.com> wrote:

> Pieter -
>
> I was born during Apartheid in South Africa, and those were truly dark
> times. It’s painful to say, but my people did terrible things to others —
> and there’s no excuse for it. Still, I’m deeply thankful that things didn’t
> end in disaster. In fact, considering how bad it could have been, we were
> lucky.
>
> Thanks for the personal reflection and the story of the twins... I'll have
> to look into them.   I think your autobiographical reflection helps *me*
> understand the stylization of your optimism.  We each have our own (Pess or
> Opt or Hybrid) I suppose.
>
> A great (if painfully dystopian) romp through "coulda been worse" is the
> Draka <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Domination> series written by
> Santa Fean Steve Stirling (SM Stirling) who I still occasional discover
> writing away on his laptop at Joe's Diner (seems to be there several
> days/mornings a week in the same booth?)
>
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