Muckraking
Okay, so right now I'm supposed to be writing a book report on The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, but I've decided to take a break and write in here instead. It's a pretty cool book. My favorite part was near the end when this preacher is going off on this rant about how Jesus Christ is the true founder of the Socialist party. "Here is a man who was the world's first revolutionist, the true founder of the Socialist movement; a man whose whole being was one flame of hatred for wealth, and all that wealth stands for--for the pride of wealth, and the luxury of wealth, and the tyranny of wealth; who was himself a beggar and a tramp, a man of the people, an associate of saloon-keepers and women of the town; who again and again, in the most explicit language, denounced wealth and the holding of wealth...Who was crucified--think of it--for an incendiary and a disturber of the social order!...This class-conscious workingman! This union carpenter! This agitator, law-breaker, fire-brand anarchist!" I think that is just about the best discription of Jesus I have ever heard! Me and two of my friends have come up with the idea to host a holiday party to raise money for various charities including heifer international. Have any of you guys ever heard of it? It's pretty sweet, so you should go to www.heifer.org and check it out.