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George Orwell, fighting in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, 1936 (64.media.tumblr.com)
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Orwell is the tall fellow at the very back, standing above the rest.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Christ. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. That war did not end well

[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nearly ended him too. He got shot in the neck, but survived. When he was discharged from the hospital, he intended to head back to the front, but he received word from his wife that the Communists had turned on the Anarchists and Trotskyist, and were rounding people up to be executed. He and his wife narrowly escaped the country with their lives.

Shit was hardcore!