When Silvia Labayru got out of jail, where she had been placed for trying to bring about a communist revolution, to celebrate her release, her father, a high-ranking military general, gave her a Rolex watch as a gift.
It’s hard to think of a pithier anecdote that would be just as symbolic of revolutionary movements everywhere.
You might find this summary of a success American LaBayru of interest: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/sidney-rittenberg-is-the-og-baizuo?publication_id=617396
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Thank you, overgrownhobbit, for bringing this to my attention.
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