/lit/ - Literature

>>15867937
Right-wing socialism at its finest.
>My fervent hope is that no one will remain hidden who was born with the ability to command, and that no one is given the responsibility for commanding who lacks the inborn talent for doing so. Socialism means ability, not desire. Not the quality of intentions but the quality of accomplishments is decisive. I turn to our youth. I call upon all who have marrow in their bones and blood in their veins. Train yourselves! Become men! We need no more ideologists, no more chatter about Bildung and cosmopolitanism and Germany’s intellectual mission. We need hardness, we need a courageous skepticism, we need a class of socialistic mastertypes. Once again: Socialism means power, power, and more power. Thoughts and schemes are nothing without power. The path to power has already been mapped: the valuable elements of German labor in union with the best representatives of the Old Prussian state idea, both groups determined to build a strictly socialist state to democratize our nation in the Prussian manner; both forged into a unit by the same sense of duty, by the awareness of a great obligation, by the will to obey in order to rule, to die in order to win, by the strength to make immense sacrifices in order to accomplish what we were born for, what we are, what could not be without us. We are socialists. Let us hope that it will not have been in vain.

>>7490872
This one, "The Changes in German Tactical Doctrine During the First World War"
is not a book as it is an essay but it is really interesting and it is readily available online ( http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/lupfer.pdf ) !

>>7034597
>ywn grow up in a town at the beach surfing all day with your bros and fucking tan bunnies

>>5936060
How are wars pointless?
They are a test and challenge of honor, courage, and ambition.
Furthermore they are a objective-political fact of human existence. Men declare war on each other for valid and significant reasons; to call important political issues 'pointless' seems quite naive.

>>5839737
Most leftists establish the foundation of their position from their own education, either in high-school or university. There is nothing wrong with this, but the problem develops that since contemporary education focuses almost entirely on contemporary literature, for example Marx becomes seen as a 'historical/old' writer, the diversity of their readings becomes none existent-- thus the dialogue becomes a echo chamber.

On the other hand, most reactionarys, or by whatever name you wish to call them, seek out literature that by today's standards is esoteric and obscure. Through this there's a more diverse selection from various traditions and historical periods..