The Great Lie Weekend Contest Winners
Thanks to all who participated in Ricochet's first weekend contest! Owing to its success and the interest it generated, we will certainly hold more in the future.
Congratulations to our two winners, Leslie Watkins and Tabula Rasa who tied for first place with their thoughtful posts about historical figures who revealed much about the possibility of overcoming the totalitarian temptation. Both winners will be receiving copies of The Great Lie, courtesy of Prof. Flagg Taylor.
Honorable mention goes to EJHill for his fantastic design of a brochure for the Museum of Totalitarianism.
If you haven't already, be sure to check out all of the great submissions:
Leslie Watkins: The Great Lie as Seen Through the Eyes of Reinhold Niebuhr (1st Place)
Tabula Rasa: Great Lie Weekend Contest -- Historical Figure (Vasily Grossman) (1st Place)
EJHill: The Museum of Totalitarianism (Honorable Mention)
Cas Balicki: The Great Lie: Tyrants We've Come to Know and Love
Casey: Moetalitarianism: A Contest Entry
Charles Gordon: The Totalitarian Temptation of the Mahdi
Elizabeth Dunn: The Great Lie: A Weekend Contest
Grendel: The Totalitarian Museum -- Relive Humankind's Sorry History of Oppression
KC Mulville: Great Lie Submission
Percival: The Indispensable Man
Pilli: Could Temptation Get Greater Than This? Could the Response Be Better?
The King Prawn: Great Lie Submission
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Jun '10
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Congratulations! Leslie, Tabula, and EJ.
Dec '10
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Dittos!
Mar '11
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This was fun. Looking forward to the next contest... it really motivates my inner idiot.
PS - Ditto Cas
Jan '11
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Yes, I enjoyed that too. Never thought I'd enjoy homework, but things change when you get to my age - especially when you get to read reflections from some truly interesting thinkers. Well done.
Jun '10
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Thanks. In my case credit goes to my subject, Vasily Grossman. While he is not quite the giant that Solzhenitsyn or Sakharov are, he is a significant figure in the fight against totalitarianism and anti-Semitism. No book in years has influenced me more than his Life and Fate. Read it. I guarantee you'll be blown away.
I too would like to see more homework like this. It's the first (and likely the last) time I've ever won anything.
May '10
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Always the Bridesmaid... But wait! Will there be lovely parting gifts? Perhaps the Ricochet Home Edition?
Jul '10
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"Ricochet Monopoly!" I love it! I want one.
"Do Not Pass Go. Go Directly To San Francisco. Do Not Collect $200."
Oh, yeah, Congrats to All the Winners.
Sep '11
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Congrats to TR and Leslie and their excellent entries! I will get your books in the mail to you tomorrow. And to EJ, I actually do have a little honorable mention gift for you. Good to know the brochure is already done for the Museum of Totalitarianism--opening in 2017.
Aug '10
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Blog for free in anonymity ! My social security is 775-53-4321. Wifewok ( noodle onion dinner ) yeah EJ!!
Edited on Sep 26, 2011 at 6:43pmSep '10
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Same here, tabula rasa. Your passion for your subject is very cool.
Thanks everybody for the dittos—and the fun!
Sep '10
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I'd sure travel to DC to visit EJ's museum—has to be in Washington, dontchathink?
Sep '10
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Congratulations to everyone: Leslie and Tabula (when is the cage match to settle this once and for all?) and EJ. One post script: I got about 100 words into the project when duty called this weekend. Rather than scribble something together quickly, I figured I would just sit on it (quiet Ralph Malph) until I had an opportunity to finish it. I realize that late entrants don't qualify for anything but I assume its still considered okay to post thoughts on this subject on the Member Feed without incurring the wrath of Poseidon?