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101 Years of Revolution: On Venezuela by KnoFear, literature

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101 Years of Revolution: On Venezuela

In light of the 101st anniversary of the October Revolution, it is worthwhile (and likely necessary) that we as communists, socialists, and fellow travelers alike address a topic which has effectively become our eternal modern cross to bear when it comes to debate: Venezuela. Venezuela and the progress/lack thereof it has made towards socialism has become an endless discussion point among us on the left and a ceaseless point of attack upon us from the hard right, regardless of how intelligent that point of attack tends to be. Deciding where we stand and where things look to be going in the future is increasingly difficult as the s

Unionization and Inequality: A Research Paper by KnoFear, literature

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Unionization and Inequality: A Research Paper

Greetings all! Now that I look at it, it really has been a while since I last posted something here. Needless to say, I’ve been working out some issues with this blog, along with struggling to get back into writing after an odd writer’s block. Regular posting will likely resume in the New Year, but to bide my time I’ll be posting my research paper I did for my economics of poverty class this past semester. It covers the link between unionization and inequality. Unionization and Inequality: An Economic Analysis Introduction Five years into an economic recession among most developed nations, the issues of income and w

The Creeping Devil: Russian Nationalism by KnoFear, literature

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The Creeping Devil: Russian Nationalism

Greetings all! This piece represents a conglomeration of work which I feel I may have overdone, in view of the length of time I used to write it. My return piece concerns the growing trend of Russian nationalism, a right-wing philosophy has been essentially the national policy of the Kremlin. Russia for Russians: A Brief History Russian nationalism has been a mix of historic attitudes and Orthodox Church support for centuries now. In the past, tsars manipulated the xenophobia of Russian peasants generally to stoke support for non-Western varieties of modernization or expansion. Given that Russia was harshly dealt with by Mongol invaders,

Bullshit Mountain Erupts: The Government Shutdown by KnoFear, literature

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Bullshit Mountain Erupts: The Government Shutdown

Greetings all! In a break from my experiment with poetry (which appears to be going well so far), this week I’ve decided it is rightful to address the government shutdown. Seeing as this isn’t a very common event, I’d like to present some ideas for dealing with it, alongside with a slightly new approach to how I structure these pieces. Introduction: What caused the shutdown? For those not living in the United States, the news of the shutdown of the government is likely not covered highly and/or not paid attention to. Even if it is, I’ve already had to explain to several people what’s going on this week, so I

Poem: Rising Son by KnoFear, literature

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Poem: Rising Son

Rising Son Born from your love, second to none. A house untouched by hate, by anger, a world none could disrupt. But you didn’t want me. When the other parents asked “Is that your kid?” you always confirmed. Whether you liked it or not, I was yours. When I was shit at sports, and other parents cringed, you too cringed and awkwardly smiled. When the other kids yelled at me, and shouted “You suck!” you just told me to look away, and we left. When I tried to draw, and couldn’t do more than stick figures, you seemed annoyed. But you showed nothing, nothing but that look of old disappointment on

Freezing Rain by KnoFear, literature

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Freezing Rain

Freezing Rain We met at 12, both in age and in time. Seventh grade, science class, period 6, just after lunch. We were friends right away, never a fight between us. We enjoyed every day, except riding that shitty bus. You told me you had AIDS, born with it, you said. Took your mother’s life, and your father, he just left. I assured you it was fine, that I’d never hate who you were. You shook my hand, you said, “It’s great to have a friend.” Two years passed us, flying right on by. Each good day getting better, each great day refusing to die. But you got sicker, “Just a small thing, no

The Village by KnoFear, literature

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The Village

The Village In a country called Syria, A country I called home, We lived a quiet and peaceful life, On the east side of Aleppo. My family, rooted here, Countless generations from past to present. A world untouched by evil, An existence untouched by strife. And yet our world changed. They started chanting, demanding in the street, “For freedom!” they shouted, and a man they intended to defeat. Assad, the man in power, his family in control for years, Apparently the devil, one whom deserves no right to rule. They say we must rebel, we m

Maybe by KnoFear, literature

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Maybe

Maybe Maybe I could have been there, for each time I missed it I hurt. Maybe I could have heard your voice, and been soothed into a bittersweet surrender. Maybe I could have known you better, and known a world through your eyes. Maybe I could have reached over to you, and brushed my hand against what was not there, not for me. But I never did. Maybe I could have seen what I was missing, but I was blinded by what came before. Maybe I could have realized it sooner, but we were too far apart for me to hear you cry. Maybe I could have been better for

We Are All Trayvon by KnoFear, literature

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We Are All Trayvon

I speak no greetings. Not tonight. This week, I address an issue of pure emotion. I tell of heartbreak, of loss, of anger, and of defeat. They say that things have changed, that we've moved on. That we’re beyond what once made us the worst among the crowd. That America is a haven, that we’re the best. We’re number one, they say. But in that decision handed down by that jury Saturday night, we can see that they are wrong. If you’re unsure of what I’m talking about, let me inform you: George Zimmerman was found not guilty in his trial for the death of Trayvon Martin. It has been some time since the crime occurre

Zero-Risk Investment: Feeding Americans by KnoFear, literature

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Zero-Risk Investment: Feeding Americans

Greetings all! Tonight, I address a topic I've been meaning to write about ever since the very beginning. I have recently been reminded of just how widespread the problem of basic hunger is in the United States, and so I've decided to enumerate my thoughts around said problem. Moving on, my attention to hunger needs has largely always been determined by how frequently news outlets I trust cover the issue. For the most part, this means my anger and idealism surrounding hunger comes to a boil every few weeks, unless a momentous event occurs. My interest peaked this morning, as I read an article about hungry children in Tennessee from the Was

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101 Years of Revolution: On Venezuela by KnoFear, literature

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Unionization and Inequality: A Research Paper by KnoFear, literature

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The Creeping Devil: Russian Nationalism by KnoFear, literature

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The Creeping Devil: Russian Nationalism

Bullshit Mountain Erupts: The Government Shutdown by KnoFear, literature

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Bullshit Mountain Erupts: The Government Shutdown

Poem: Rising Son by KnoFear, literature

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Freezing Rain by KnoFear, literature

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Maybe by KnoFear, literature

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We Are All Trayvon

Zero-Risk Investment: Feeding Americans by KnoFear, literature

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The My Lai Massacre by popov89, literature

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The My Lai Massacre

Warfare is not a time for much kindness. War is the explicit act of forcing another to act a certain way regardless of how the other feels. Even with this, there appears to be a certain set of rules concerning warfare for every culture through the ages. The ancient Greeks would often slaughter all the males of a city, enslave the women and children and destroy the city because it was the common way to conduct victory. Actions like these would be shunned in today’s society with the saturation and prevalence of media that would report any overly offending actions like massacring an entire village and rightfully so. It is easy for the mode

Revolt in Warsaw by popov89, literature

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Revolt in Warsaw

The news had flown into town like a flock of crows so full of volume and excitement. The Turks had taken Kiev, the news was almost impossible to believe, but there the words stood on the top of the paper. The local officials had been quick to issue a statement direct from the Tsar himself, “The heretics will be expelled within the month, brave General Kutuzov would lead the army himself to remove the Turks from Russian soil.” Many of the folk quietly laughed at that. Outwardly they all showed their loyalty and obedience to the Tsar yet almost every single one of them harbored an intense hatred of the frozen bear. They were proud

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Artist // Professional // Literature

June 9, 1995
United States
Deviant for 13 years
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This DeviantArt account is my main page. All of my work gets posted here. I do accept some requests for writing, so if you’re interested, send me a note and I can give you details on what I can do.

Current Residence: Maryland, USA
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Personal Quote: "The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.”-Leon Trotsky
Email: zerospintop@live.com
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Donatello, Picasso, Van Gogh

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Lawrence of Arabia, The Shawshank Redemption, Watchmen, A Clockwork Orange

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Adventure Time, Regular Show, South Park, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, The Big Bang Theory

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Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Owl City, Van Halen, The Beatles, Queen, Bruce Springsteen

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The Count of Monte Cristo, The Divine Comedy, The Aeneid, The Communist Manifesto, War and Peace

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Alexandre Dumas, Vergil, Dante Alighieri, Karl Marx, Leo Tolstoy, J. K. Rowling

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Legend of Zelda (any), Megaman Zero (any), Megaman Battle Network (any), among countless others

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Gameboy Advance, Gamecube, SNES, DS, Wii

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KnoFear

Nov 8, 2018

Updating

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Those who follow me or the CPDA and were drawn to me may notice that my recent piece on Venezuela is the first thing I've submitted on this site in roughly 5 years (about one month off to be exact, as the last time I submitted something was my paper on unionization and inequality in December 2013). As such, you may be wondering: where have I been/what have I been doing? Was I gone that entire time, and have just come back now? Well, let me clear up any confusion and fill in anyone curious about these things (although I won't pretend many truly are, it wouldn't sit well with me to just jump back for an essay on Venezuela and then say nothing a

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KnoFear

Dec 28, 2013

So, I Was Gone

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To Whom It May Concern, Up until yesterday, I hadn't written a single thing for my blog or for this site. Around the middle of November, I encountered a problem I wasn't very familiar with: writer's block. It wasn't so much that I couldn't figure out what to write, it was more that I just didn't feel like writing. At all. I could no longer find enjoyment in what I was doing for some reason. This was somewhat beneficial to me at the time, given that my first college finals were coming up and I needed to prepare. However, I do feel quite guilty for not at least keeping readers of my work up to date. I'll be attempting to return to regular, wee

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KnoFear

Sep 3, 2013

Official Transition: The Experiment

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To Whom It May Concern, My personal blog (and thus, most of my written work) will from here on out be mostly poetry. A full explanation can be found here: http://knofear.blogspot.com/2013/09/official-transition-experiment.html If any of you would like to submit guest work in the form of political essays, I will be accepting said work on a permanent basis from now on, so let me know if you're interested. I hope you'll bear with me as I grasp at betterment of my writing skills. Beyond that, I'm finally settled into college, so expect my usual pace of work to resume now. I think that's all. Signed, KnoFear

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Ty for the watch!

HOLY JESUS...

I was scrolling through some comments on another part of the inter-webs and ran across you. Well, past you. It was dated 2012 or so...

Still. Small world, really...

KnoFear

Sep 17, 2017

I suppose I have been traipsing around various sites for quite some time now, yeah. 2012 would've been the early days though, so I can only imagine that what you found was likely cringier than anything I'd produce today (or so I hope).

The-Necromancer

Sep 17, 2017

Nothing too bad. Just a small bit of commentary on a story about a Great and Powerful "revolutionary". I'm somewhat surprised I hadn't run across THAT particular bit of fiction sooner.

KnoFear

Sep 17, 2017

Was this perhaps on fimfiction by any chance? I used to have an account on the site back when I briefly attempted to write MLP stuff.

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CommissarCinnamon

Jul 3, 2017

I have vowed against fascism, as well as nationalism. It has harmed me mentally, I vow to start the world revolution

pollitkalyMarx5

Sep 25, 2015

are you still kicking?