"Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy,
And the dogs that bark revolution.
Drunk with talk, liars and believers.
I believe in my tusks. Long live freedom and damn the ideologies!"
(Robinson Jeffers)
The story indicates it happened in 1941, then 1945. And the bottom of the article reads "This story originally appeared in the May 1987 issue of Reader’s Digest."
I haven't reread the article but if I recall correctly the author had the initial encounter, then went off to WWII, then had the second encounter after he got out, so 1941 and 1945 would make sense.
It's interesting to remember that the Reader's Digest had a circulation of over 16,000,000 at one point. It was acquired by someone and became sort of bland and nothing like its earlier patriotic, anti-communist self.
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The story indicates it happened in 1941, then 1945. And the bottom of the article reads "This story originally appeared in the May 1987 issue of Reader’s Digest."
The 1987 date is probably correct.
I haven't reread the article but if I recall correctly the author had the initial encounter, then went off to WWII, then had the second encounter after he got out, so 1941 and 1945 would make sense.
It's interesting to remember that the Reader's Digest had a circulation of over 16,000,000 at one point. It was acquired by someone and became sort of bland and nothing like its earlier patriotic, anti-communist self.
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