tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post9215060943086312919..comments2024-03-28T14:26:41.776-07:00Comments on Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Cool Achievement In PropagandaCal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-15968953313926800532010-04-23T15:13:51.331-07:002010-04-23T15:13:51.331-07:00Now that sounds cool Kate. I remember reading abou...Now that sounds cool Kate. I remember reading about a shop in Berlin when the two sides came together that sold all kinds of Cold War soviet stuff like posters and those awesome fur hats. You go girl with your capitalist self.Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-53075278392118066882010-04-23T09:25:55.640-07:002010-04-23T09:25:55.640-07:00I'm not against communist kitsch; I've fou...I'm not against communist kitsch; I've found some hilarious and bizarre stuff while travelling through communist or former communist countries. I saw plenty of Cubans wearing that during a Labour Day parade in Havana, but when university students wear it because they're mad at their parents, that's when it's insufferable. As long as you acknowledge it's propaganda and treat it as such, there's some awesome stuff out there. (I'm looking for some sweet old propaganda when I go to China next week.)Green Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623603354799521347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-22206690556650776052010-04-23T06:32:21.843-07:002010-04-23T06:32:21.843-07:00I can't abide anything that makes communism lo...I can't abide anything that makes communism look sexy or hip. I distrust any sort of propaganda. Propaganda is a debasement of truth.<br /><br />That being said, he does look pissed about something. Must be the Irish in him.<br /><br />Interestingly, of the more than 20 pictures Korda took on that roll of film, Che appears in only two frames and his appearance was quite by accident.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KordaFilmRollChe.jpgM. D. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13820831338678743992noreply@blogger.com