Derek McMillan Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 I promised to pass on this information. It could go here on in a more political section: Forward<dereksl2@bellsouth.net> wrote: >A yahoo discussion group just started up to compare today's events with Jack >London's novel "The Iron Heel." There is no question in my mind that the >Oligarchy of that prescient novel and the one we suffer under today can be >compared and contrasted effectively. > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Iron_Heel > >Regards, Derek > Not all Jack London fans are called Derek btw....one at least was called Charmian! The Iron Heel is the book which changed my life. I was headed for, shall we say, the more reformist left before I read it. Jack London's daughter sent a copy of it to Trotsky when he was sent into exile and he reviewed it. Written between 1905/1906 it accurately depicts some of the forces which shaped the twentieth century. It is a fact that Mussolini was still a leftist (of sorts) and Hitler on the way to becoming a bohemian dropout when it was written. It is also an important source for anyone who wants to understand 1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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