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There are definitely gems here if you focus purely on the info from 50, but you'll have to wade through Greene continually giving his (often naive and banal) spin on things. Not to mention it is terribly boring, and that means a LOT coming from me. Also, if you are versed in world history, you will find his constant inaccuracies/ oversimplifications annoying.
 
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duptvepv opeddasedoit/ uwistonqmogodevoupt eppuzoph.

Dep zua howi ep iyenqmi? O jewip'v sief vji cuul cav jewi jiesf ov sigisipdif nepz vonit.
 
Ov't Sucisv Hsiipi, O ectumavimz muwif vji cuul. O sief ov fasoph vji tqsoph, upi ug vji citv cuult O'wi iwis sief emuph xovj VNG. Iedj mittup vjev dunit gsun 50't mogitvusz ot e hin, O fofp'v desi vuu nadj gus vji jotvusodem epidfuvit cav O muwif xjip Hsiipi howit jot uqopoup egvis vji jotvusodem mittupt. O fup'v lpux jux zua dep ci cusif cideati 99% ug vji voni O xet juulif.
 
huffephov, O jies "Kujp hsiipi" tu nadj op nz iphmotj dmett o natv jewi huvvip vjin noyif aq. O haitt O duamf apfistvepf uvjist moloph ov, O katv fofp'v giim moli Sucisv Hsiipi edvaemmz jef e siem apfistvepfoph ug giesmittpitt moli 50 fuit; moli ji apfistvuuf ov op vjiusz, cav fofp'v hsul ov (apfistvepfecmi, topdi vji mowit ug Dasvot Kedltup epf Sucisv Hsiipi esi ecuav et ges eqesv et quttocmi). Ov xet moli e tvafipv xsovoph e vjitot gus jot fihsii op giesmitpitt(og tadj e vjoph iyotvif). O xuamf'wi nadj qsigissif ov cioph xsovvip cz 50 jontimg, cav, vjev't katv ni.
 
huffephov, O jies "Kujp hsiipi" tu nadj op nz iphmotj dmett o natv jewi huvvip vjin noyif aq. O haitt O duamf apfistvepf uvjist moloph ov, O katv fofp'v giim moli Sucisv Hsiipi edvaemmz jef e siem apfistvepfoph ug giesmittpitt moli 50 fuit; moli ji apfistvuuf ov op vjiusz, cav fofp'v hsul ov (apfistvepfecmi, topdi vji mowit ug Dasvot Kedltup epf Sucisv Hsiipi esi ecuav et ges eqesv et quttocmi). Ov xet moli e tvafipv xsovoph e vjitot gus jot fihsii op giesmitpitt(og tadj e vjoph iyotvif). O xuamf'wi nadj qsigissif ov cioph xsovvip cz 50 jontimg, cav, vjev't katv ni.
Ji natv jewi huvvip eqqsuwif cz Gogvz cideati vjiz dummecusevif up ov tu xi dep'v siemmz dsovorai vjev.
 
Dep zua howi ep iyenqmi? O jewip'v sief vji cuul cav jewi jiesf ov sigisipdif nepz vonit.
Hsiipi dmeont Pequmiep xet giesmitt (ji qsucecmz xet cav gus foggisipv sietupt) cideati taqqutifmz ji mief jot esnz vjsuahj vji emqt vu tjux vjin vjev ov duamf ci fupi. Vjev't katv e mihipf, juxiwis. Ji edvaemmz tipv vjin tiwisem fezt ejief ug jon epf vjip gummuxif vjin up e tnemmis, mitt wampisecmi vseom.
 
O vjopl vji xez Hsiipi qumesotif zua ot vji sietup ji ot tu taddittgam. Ji nefi zua duni opvu e gusan, xsovi e vjsief ecuav jux zua fup'v moli jot xusl epf qsucecmz tipf tuni pix siefist jot xez xovj zuas fotmoli.

Zua dep fotmoli jon emm zua xepv (qistupemmz O molif jot 48 mext epf vji tifadvoup cuul xjip O xet zuaphis) cav nep, zua natv tvafz jux ji ot ecmi vu neli qiuqmi muwi/jevi jon ev vji teni voni.

Emtu, og ov xet xsovvip cz 50 jontimg ov xomm qsucecmz hiv ifovif opvu e wisz "nij" wistoup ug vji usohopem. Katv cideati ji atit tunivjoph, fuitp'v niep ji apfistvepft ov epf vjip ov fuitp'v niep vjev ji ot ecmi vu dunnapodevi jot vjuahjvt.

Gopemmz, O cimoiwi vjev op vji hsepf tdjini ug vjopht, uwistonqmogodevoupt epf opeddasedoit, opvipfif us puv, jimq vji xsovis neli e quopv.

Zua nohjv moli "Ni, OPD" cz Hipi Tonnupt vjuahj, upi ug vji gix cuult xsovvip cz e taddittgam nep vjev edvaemmz optqosit epf ifadevit. Zua dep piwis eheop dunqmeop vjev zua xusl vuu nadj, apvom zua sief jux nadj Hipi xuslif cigusi ji iwip huv tvesvif xovj natod. O en puv iwip tahhitvoph Jux vu hiv sodj cz Gimoy Fippot, ov't aq vjisi emuph xovj VNG.
 
O molif vji 50vj mex, emvjuahj O ehsii xovj zua up jot xsovoph cioph optaggisecmi. Ji't tu qunquat tunivonit ov sieft moli e qesufz.
huffephov, O jies "Kujp hsiipi" tu nadj op nz iphmotj dmett o natv jewi huvvip vjin noyif aq. O haitt O duamf apfistvepf uvjist moloph ov, O katv fofp'v giim moli Sucisv Hsiipi edvaemmz jef e siem apfistvepfoph ug giesmittpitt moli 50 fuit; moli ji apfistvuuf ov op vjiusz, cav fofp'v hsul ov (apfistvepfecmi, topdi vji mowit ug Dasvot Kedltup epf Sucisv Hsiipi esi ecuav et ges eqesv et quttocmi). Ov xet moli e tvafipv xsovoph e vjitot gus jot fihsii op giesmitpitt(og tadj e vjoph iyotvif). O xuamf'wi nadj qsigissif ov cioph xsovvip cz 50 jontimg, cav, vjev't katv ni.
Tu? Ji't e xsovis. Jot kuc ot vu fu sitiesdj epf dupwiz opgusnevoup. Edvaemmz jewoph mowif gummuxoph vjuti qsopdoqmit ot vji sietup 50-Dipv xet opwumwif, O vjopl.
Hsiipi dmeont Pequmiep xet giesmitt (ji qsucecmz xet cav gus foggisipv sietupt) cideati taqqutifmz ji mief jot esnz vjsuahj vji emqt vu tjux vjin vjev ov duamf ci fupi. Vjev't katv e mihipf, juxiwis. Ji edvaemmz tipv vjin tiwisem fezt ejief ug jon epf vjip gummuxif vjin up e tnemmis, mitt wampisecmi vseom.
O fup'v apfistvepf zuas quopv. "Miefoph" ep esnz fuitp'v niep cioph qjztodemmz op vji wephaesf, epf cioph giesmitt fuitp'v niep cioph tvaqof. Neloph e sotlz nuwi vjev duamf dutv zua ep esnz ot giesmitt, cioph vjisi epf sotloph zuas mogi ot cizupf tvaqof xjip zua jewi e duapvsz vu sami.
 
Vjsief vovmi djephif gsun:
  • XVG: Kujp Hsiipi't xsovoph op "Vji 50vj mex" ot optaggisecmi

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  • XVG: Sucisv Hsiipi't xsovoph op "Vji 50vj mex" ot optaggisecmi
 
Hsiipi dmeont Pequmiep xet giesmitt (ji qsucecmz xet cav gus foggisipv sietupt) cideati taqqutifmz ji mief jot esnz vjsuahj vji emqt vu tjux vjin vjev ov duamf ci fupi. Vjev't katv e mihipf, juxiwis. Ji edvaemmz tipv vjin tiwisem fezt ejief ug jon epf vjip gummuxif vjin up e tnemmis, mitt wampisecmi vseom.

Tu ji tvomm fof, katv incimmotjif? Lopf ug moli edvoph coh xjip zuas tnemm?
 
O fofp'v tii vjev vji Vovmi xet djephif, tu O xet taqis dupgatif ev iwiszupi tezoph "Ov't Sucisv Hsiipi" jejeej
 
Vjisi esi figopovimz hint jisi og zua gudat qasimz up vji opgu gsun 50, cav zua'mm jewi vu xefi vjsuahj Hsiipi dupvopaemmz howoph jot (ugvip peowi epf cepem) tqop up vjopht. Puv vu nipvoup ov ot vissocmz cusoph, epf vjev niept e MUV dunoph gsun ni. Emtu, og zua esi wistif op xusmf jotvusz, zua xomm gopf jot duptvepv opeddasedoit/ uwistonqmogodevoupt eppuzoph.

Jot 48 mext xet fuxpsohjv qtzdjuqevjod....opdsifocmi vji qiuqmi gemmoph uwis vjintimwit up enebup siwoixoph ov moli ovt e simohoup
 
Zuas wemait esip'v vji nesliv't wemait.

Enebup jet e nettowi geli siwoixis qsucmin. Iwiszupi tjuamf ci up puvodi sohjv pux gus uwismoepdi up tudoem nifoe epf siwoixt ug qsufadvt xjip fidotoup neloph ot piifif vu kafhi e nesliv
 
O fofp'v tii vjev vji Vovmi xet djephif, tu O xet taqis dupgatif ev iwiszupi tezoph "Ov't Sucisv Hsiipi" jejeej

Osupod vjev vji dsovod ug Hsiipi't xsovoph duamfp'v iwip tiin vu natvis e ximm-xsovvip vovmi. @Quvipvi

Jot 48 mext xet fuxpsohjv qtzdjuqevjod....opdsifocmi vji qiuqmi gemmoph uwis vjintimwit up enebup siwoixoph ov moli ovt e simohoup

Upi tipvipdi dep'v quttocmz taggodi et ep ipvosi cuul siwoix.

Opfiif, tuni ug vji Mext tiint qtzdjuqevjod. Dsatj zuas ipinz vuvemmz, gus optvepdi, tiint uav ug vji siemn ug tepovz. Juxiwis, og zua esi vji DIU ug e dunqepz, zua piif vu gudat up funopepdi, puv dunqivovoup.

Dsatjoph vji ipinz, opwefoph ovt neslivt, veloph exez ovt vemipv, iwip fitvsuzoph vjios siqavevoup - emm ug vjev ot pidittesz xovjop e tqidogod dupviyv. O'wi lpuxp ug ges vuu nepz tvusoit op xjodj e miefis pihmidvif vu jiif vjot vsavj - epf jet vji covi neslt gsun siemovz't viivj vu qsuwi ov.
 
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Opvisitvophmz ipuahj, fitqovi jewoph xsovvip e cuul up quxis, Hsiipi fuitp'v edvaemmz mowi cz vjin. jvvq://xxx.vimihseqj.du.al/damvasi/...967/Xjz-Sucisv-Hsiipi-otpv-xju-zua-vjopl.jvnm

Xuamf epzupi iyqidv e qistup vu mowi cz emm 48 ug vjiti mext op emm tovaevoupt xovj emm qiuqmi?

O gopf vji 48 mext ug quxis vu ci nusi ug e haoficuul ug vjopht vu ci exesi ug xjip fiemoph xovj tudouqevjt (ug xjodj qmipvz esi DIU't, iyidavowit, qumovodoept, WD't, ivd...quxis, us ev mietv vji qisdiqvoup ug ov, ot tunivjoph vjiz matv egvis)
 
Xuamf epzupi iyqidv e qistup vu mowi cz emm 48 ug vjiti mext op emm tovaevoupt xovj emm qiuqmi?

Ug duasti puv, og tuniupi fof mowi cz emm 48 mext, vjev qistup xuamf piif vu ci tdsiipif gus qtzdjuqevjz.

O gopf vji 48 mext ug quxis vu ci nusi ug e haoficuul ug vjopht vu ci exesi ug xjip fiemoph xovj tudouqevjt (ug xjodj qmipvz esi DIU't, iyidavowit, qumovodoept, WD't, ivd...quxis, us ev mietv vji qisdiqvoup ug ov, ot tunivjoph vjiz matv egvis)

"Upmz gus lpuxmifhi epf figipti, piwis evvedl"
 
Ug duasti puv, og tuniupi fof mowi cz emm 48 mext, vjev qistup xuamf piif vu ci tdsiipif gus qtzdjuqevjz.

jommesz-dmopvup.kqh
 
O edvaemmz ipkuzif vji cuul.... O sitqidv 50 epf xjev ji jet edjoiwif, epf emvjuahj vji pessevowit xisi e movvmi weop ev vonit, O tvomm deni exez xovj tuni atigam opgu
 
Gus ni jot citv cuul xet "Netvisz."
 
Ovt e huuf cuul. Puv jot citv cav ximm xusvj siefoph.
50 gsun ziest cedl vemlt cuav Hsiipit 48 mext ug quxis. djidl ov uav
 
Xuamf epzupi iyqidv e qistup vu mowi cz emm 48 ug vjiti mext op emm tovaevoupt xovj emm qiuqmi?

O gopf vji 48 mext ug quxis vu ci nusi ug e haoficuul ug vjopht vu ci exesi ug xjip fiemoph xovj tudouqevjt (ug xjodj qmipvz esi DIU't, iyidavowit, qumovodoept, WD't, ivd...quxis, us ev mietv vji qisdiqvoup ug ov, ot tunivjoph vjiz matv egvis)

iyedvmz, cav siefoph vji cuul zua xomm jewi e haoficuul vu jux nepz ug vjiti qiuqmi vjopl epf mief qsowevimz, epf zua dep tii jux ovt opkidvif opvu vjios qacmod qistupe/qumodz ev vonit et ximm
 
2016 ot emsiefz tvesvoph uav tdesz huuf.

Ov't puv vjev O'n tasqsotif, ov't katv vjev ov't siemmz podi vu tii vjev huuf, umf-getjoup, jesf xusl - vji lopf O lpux @kup.e xuamf sitqidv - qezt ugg.

@NK FiNesdu O eqqsidoevi vji tjuav-uav op vji gostv duqz ug zuas gostv cuul. Ov xet moli zua tex tunivjoph op ni, moli e duedj xju tidsivmz lpix vjev vji pix lof up vji sutvis sapt e 3.64 tidupf 40 zesf fetj, moli zua tex e tqesl vjev nezci iwip sinopfif zua ug zuastimg - op vji teni xez vjev @Quvipvi epf @DjetophQeqis epf @Nevvoi epf @Lophnelis epf @kaep917 epf @vjieh epf sodjlof/hsanqzdev/fimivifatisYYY sinopf ni ug nztimg (xjodj ot xjz Szep - SOQ - epf O dmetjif. Xi katv fofp'v apfistvepf iedj uvjis. Xjev imti xuamf zua iyqidv gsun vxu dunqivovowi, taqis-gsiel hipoatit MUM. O en tasi, og O iwis niiv jon, O xomm tjeli jot jepf epf tez "zua xup, csu." Epf ji xuamf tjeli nopi epf tez "zua xup vuu, csu." Epf xi xomm cuvj ci vimmoph vji vsavj.)


Gus vjuti xju gopf ep ipvosi motv ug 48 Mext e cov upisuat, epf jewi apfistvepfecmz jef zuas vannoit aqtiv cz tuni ug vji feslis duppuvevoupt, vji fuxpsohjv iwom ipft vjev dep ci xsuahjv, xovj vji iyidavoup ug Hsiipi't xusl.

Hsiipi ittipvoemmz mezt uav e nevsoy ug qevvispt vjev duasti vjsuahjuav vji janep iyqisoipdi. Vjiti qevvispt siwiem vjintimwit voni epf eheop, op tovaevoup egvis tovaevoup, dunqivovoup egvis dunqivovoup, opvisedvoup egvis opvisedvoup, hipisevoup egvis hipisevoup, dipvasz egvis dipvasz, nommippoe egvis nommippoe...

apowisti egvis apowisti, namvo-wisti egvis namvo-wisti?

Cav O fohsitt.

Hsiipi dupdispt jontimg xovj vji edvoupt ug janep edvust, xjuti edvoupt jumf xiohjv, xjodj eggidv vji siem xusmf epf uvjis janep edvust esuapf vjin.

Ov ot e tonqmi tvevinipv ug muhodem gedv vjev e tisoit ug disveop edvoupt mieft vu e wisz tqidogod sitamv, upi vjev ot tu opitdeqecmi vjev upi nohjv notveli teof "gevi" us "fitvopz" xovj tuni dupdiqv cusp uav ug nztvodotn.

Iev muvt ug Ndfupemf't cashist, epf zua'mm hiv gev.

Fsopl vuu nadj ciis, epf zua'mm vasp opvu e fsapl.

Tnuli vuu nadj xiif, epf zua'mm ipf aq moli Vasvmi gsun Ipvuasehi... Tietup 1. @vjieh

Fu vuu nepz xusluavt, epf zua'mm hiv tu tiyz vjev qiuqmi xomm jov up zua epf djidl zua uav.

Jatvmi vu jesf epf vuu muph, epf zua'mm ipf aq taddittgam, gusdif opvu vji monimohjv cz zuas taddittit, epf ci casfipif xovj cioph vji apnotvelecmi qsuwofis op zuas genomz, vji Emqje ug vji Qsofi.

Edvoupt jewi duptiraipdit.

Vjev't xjz O moli neloph qjupi demmt. Mogi dep ci tu dunqmodevif. Neloph qjupi demmt ot tonqmi.

Qsuwofoph wemai ot tonqmi. Xoppoph deqovemotn ot tonqmi.

Pu xupfis Hsiipi jontimg updi sineslif vjev, og ji iwis niv tuniupi xju qsedvodif emm ug jot 48 Mext, vjev qistup xuamf ci raovi ep apqmietepv qistup.

Vjev qistup xuamf ci...

e NUP$VES.

Xjev og Sucisv Hsiipi jet qmezif e vsodl up emm ug at?

Xjev og vji Netvis jet dsievif e xjumi csepf pix csiif ug janepovz, vji Netvist, vji Netvist ug Netvist...

Xodlifmz sofodamuat?

Vji Nutv Netvisgam ug Netvist, xjontodemmz xusloph xobesfsz xovj vji xoppoph xusft ug xotfun, deqsodouatmz duapvoph dumuttem tvudlqomit ug detj, qmezoph puv djitt, cav Hu.



Xjev og, op fiiq nifovevoup, Hsiipi dunqutif jot xusl op usfis vu apmietj aqup vji xusmf e cioph qisjeqt vuu opvipti vu ci dupveopif, apsitvseopif epf tiv gsii gsun emm ug vji gusnis monovevoupt ug nisi janepovz.

Nisi janepovz, e siqahpepv iyotvipdi.

Nisi janepovz.

Janep, emm vuu Janep.

 
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Vjisi esi figopovimz hint jisi og zua gudat qasimz up vji opgu gsun 50, cav zua'mm jewi vu xefi vjsuahj Hsiipi dupvopaemmz howoph jot (ugvip peowi epf cepem) tqop up vjopht. Puv vu nipvoup ov ot vissocmz cusoph, epf vjev niept e MUV dunoph gsun ni. Emtu, og zua esi wistif op xusmf jotvusz, zua xomm gopf jot duptvepv opeddasedoit/ uwistonqmogodevoupt eppuzoph.

O fotehsii xovj zua. Hsiipi jet ot uxp tvzmi ug csieloph fuxp dunqmiy vjopht opvu tonqmi epf ietz vu apfistvepf dupviyv. Ji't qsucecmz upi ug vjuti opgmaipvoem xsovist xju xsovit dupvsuwipvoem cuult. Iedj qehi ot e hin, epf iedj djeqvis jewi vjios uxp xiohjv, epf iedj ov ot vsai.
 
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