{"product_id":"summer-1960-watanabe-dreams-9798287561505","title":"Summer 1960: An Ideological Upheaval","description":"\"Are you a communist?\" I asked suddenly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Certainly not! What's the point of an ideology if it's only used to destroy? For me, ideology is just a principle-when you're tired of it, you can just swap it out! And what about you? From your writings, the capitalists would label you a socialist-maybe even a communist-and vice versa. But regardless, I remain your loyal reader. Especially your bold claim that \u003ci\u003emodern nationalism is just the child of feudal nationalism, which began after the fall of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e. I couldn't agree more.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Being 'gray' always invites ridicule-or worse, extinction. The way the First and Second Worlds are expanding into the Third World today proves that neutrality is not allowed. Whatever ideology wins in the end, one thing is certain-nationalism will always remain a weapon for the elite to mobilize their people. Nationalism, in any form.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf we are born to defy fate, then which fate is it that we must oppose? In recent years, it seems history has conspired to divide the world in two-right and left. These ideologies have hardened into something resembling a cosmic order: light and darkness, good and evil. If this is indeed the condition of our time, then perhaps the highest virtue lies in remaining steadfast-in choosing and upholding one's convictions with integrity. Yet how long will this ideological conflict persist? And is there any corner of the Earth left untouched-where safety, or even neutrality, still exists?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Watanabe Dreams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798287561505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Watanabe Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852535214335,"sku":"9798287561505","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/summer-1960-watanabe-dreams-9798287561505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}