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Thursday, January 28, 2010

RIP Howard Zinn

A bit of sad news today: Historian Howard Zinn, of Boston University, died of a heart attack yesterday. Ol' Zinn wrote the completely kick-ass "A People's History of the United States", was a staunch anti-war activist, and never failed to take the fight to The Man. He was a hero to all the bleeding-heart liberals out there (like me). You can read a good summary of Zinn's life and impact here.

Anyway, to commemorate the man, everyone should go out and kick a Fascist in the balls. And enjoy this interview Zinn did with the Beast, during the dark days of the Bush Presidency.

2 comments:

kwilli said...

In the spirit of gender parity, we might consider kicking a facisit in the ovaries too:-)

Eric said...

You're right...I don't want to distract from the spirit of solidarity by failing to take into account gender dynamics. Afterall, women are just as capable of being fascists too!

So, in this bold new sense of gender equality, let me simply offer the following suggestion: kick a Fascist whereever it hurts them the most!