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'Communism for Kids' Fails to Make Amazon.com Top 100 Rankings
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| April 13, 2017 | 10:16 AM EDT
| Craig Bannister
Posted on 04/13/2017 9:23:03 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A new book that sells the concept of Communism “in the simple terms of a children’s story” has failed to sell on Amazon.com — except in the category for true believers.
“Communism for Kids” by MIT Press “unfolds like a story, with jealous princesses, fancy swords, displaced peasants, mean bosses, and tired workers,” its Amazon.com page explains. […]
Scathing customer reviews give the book a rating of only 1.7 out of 5 stars, with comments noting communism has killed “over 60 million people” and asking, “If Communism is so great why are they selling the book. Isn’t that capitalism?” …
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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Business/Economy; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: amazon; books; capitalism; childrenofthestate; communism; communismforkids; indoctrination; top100
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posted on
04/13/2017 9:23:04 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
04/13/2017 9:25:16 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Olog-hai
Subtitle: How to be a slave to the State
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posted on
04/13/2017 9:26:18 PM PDT
by
joshua c
(Cut the cord! Don't pay for the rope they hang you with.)
To: Olog-hai
"MIT Press"
Harvard finally took them over....
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posted on
04/13/2017 9:27:15 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Olog-hai
“If Communism is so great why are they selling the book. Isn’t that capitalism?” They had better put some ice on that...
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posted on
04/13/2017 9:27:23 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
To: Olog-hai
Surprising. barkie surely bought 50 copies for that malia thing of his.
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posted on
04/13/2017 9:29:02 PM PDT
by
867V309
(Lock Her Up)
To: Olog-hai
Communism 4 Dummies!
Special thanks to Barack Obama, Kathleen Sebelius, John Holmes Gruber and Chris (Hardball) Matthews of MSNBC.
This book would not have been possible without the four of you!!
To: Olog-hai
It’ll be part of the curriculum in the indoctrination camps, I mean elementary schools, soon enough.
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posted on
04/13/2017 9:39:55 PM PDT
by
bluejean
(The lunatics are running the asylum)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
04/13/2017 9:56:21 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Obama to Lynch to Bill Clinton: Unmasked reports transferred face-to-face at obscure airport?)
To: Olog-hai
So if it is factual it should show photos of the millions that Stalin starved and killed.
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posted on
04/13/2017 10:09:26 PM PDT
by
taxesareforever
(Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
To: Olog-hai
Let us note the lack or historical facts accompanying this book
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posted on
04/13/2017 10:18:36 PM PDT
by
JudgemAll
(Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucifiedc)
To: taxesareforever
My take too. This is an imagination masturbating piece
There are many Libertarian children books but these do not make the media
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posted on
04/13/2017 10:19:57 PM PDT
by
JudgemAll
(Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucifiedc)
To: Paladin2
I guess the Free Market has spoken.
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posted on
04/13/2017 10:42:40 PM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: Olog-hai
WTF? MIT? OK, I get it. Marxist Institute of Technology Press.
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
04/14/2017 1:34:05 AM PDT
by
TXBlair
(We will not forget Benghazi.)
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
Universities often act as publishing houses for a few books every year, primarily scholarly works. This ghastly thing is obviously a political statement.
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posted on
04/14/2017 2:31:52 AM PDT
by
jazminerose
(Adorable Deplorable)
To: Olog-hai
Can you say “Murderous, destructive economic delusion that has destroyed more lives and property than any other idea in history?” I knew you could.
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posted on
04/14/2017 3:26:07 AM PDT
by
Hardastarboard
(Three most annoying words on the internet - "Watch the Video")
To: Hardastarboard
Neck and neck with islam?
To: Olog-hai
How’s Animal Farm doing at Amazon? Same story, different ending.
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posted on
04/14/2017 7:11:09 AM PDT
by
super7man
(Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
To: Olog-hai
I think that MIT Press should give away for FREE their book “Communism for Kids”.
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