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History is fiction.
Created on 2006-03-29 01:12:55 (#9907616), last updated 2009-05-28
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Basic Info| Name: | jonahmama |
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| Birthdate: | 12-04 |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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"History is fiction" - Maximilien Robespierre, 1793
History - dictionary definition: A chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including an explanation of or commentary on those events.
This journal is an exercise in history. It is, therefore, fiction.
I am one of a special generation: the last to be born and raised behind the Iron Curtain under Communism. I grew up believing one set of ideas, then got moved to the United States and discovered that everything I thought I knew was false and the exact opposite was true. I passionately disbelieve that any issue is clear-cut or self-evident. There is always another side. That is also true about me - I have actually two personas. Most of my friends and acquaintances only know a very conventional, albeit passionate one. That person went to film school, works in the entertainment industry, is married and has two kids. I am also someone else, but almost no one knows that. If you read this, I will try to give glimpses of this other person. One possible entry point is my interest in aka obsession with history. Another is my interest in personal stories (literature, television, art, music), which is really the same thing as history. This journal is my story, therefore not very interesting. I would be much more interested in reading yours.
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Richard Montgomery High School - Rockville, MD (1987 - 1990)University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA (1990 - 1994)
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