tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post9105336413487754546..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Private armies, private fiefdomsBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-35158099037954220062011-05-17T15:29:35.693-07:002011-05-17T15:29:35.693-07:00Worth a read, even if wordy and repetitious: John ...Worth a read, even if wordy and repetitious: John Dean's book, <i>Conservatives Without Conscience</i>. You may recognize some familiar figures in his personality types. Read a few chapters for the gist of it; you don't need to wade through all that muck.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-793938602504544992011-05-17T11:33:01.934-07:002011-05-17T11:33:01.934-07:00I did some of my graduate research on the mine war...I did some of my graduate research on the mine wars in West Virginia in the 1910-20s. Fascinating stuff it was. The film Matewan is set in this general period. Harlan County USA could be seen as a latter-day example, or maybe the last gasp of the company town.dah_sabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600893678085625549noreply@blogger.com