Gaddafi's "The Green Book"
- Downloads：4431
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-03-27 13:19:49
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Muammar Gaddafi
- ISBN：1541241312
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
The Green Book is a short book setting out the political philosophy of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi。 The book was first published in 1975。 It is said to have been inspired in part by The Little Red Book （Quotations from Chairman Mao）。 Both were widely distributed both inside and outside their country of origin， and "written in a simple， understandable style with many memorable slogans。" During the Libyan Civil War， copies of the book were burned by anti-Gaddafi demonstrators。
Reviews
David Finger
，
Years from now when I am an old man sitting by the fireplace， my grandchildren will ask me about the great Covid Pandemic of 2020。 They will ask what it was like and if it was as bad as the history books described。 They will then ask me what was the worst moment of the pandemic for me。 I will say nothing at first as I gaze into the fireplace， and then I will take a deep breath and tell them “it was the 97 minutes I spent reading this book。”
Rhyme
，
His criticisms of democracy， while through and mostly accurate， are not at all novel。 He also fails to elaborate on his replacement system， instead choosing to cut and paste the same one line descriptor no fewer than five times。 His economic proposals are similarly well worn。 This piece would be more interesting had he sought to more closely adhere to his proposals once he achieved power。
L MASH DAT
，
1。5 starsThere are some convincing criticisms of current forms of ‘democracy’ and capitalism。 However， his solution， the Third Universal Theory， is not the perfect system he represents it to be。 His propositions are quite unconvincing and are not sufficiently expanded upon or justified。Many of his ideas rest upon ‘natural’ solutions。 I question how ‘natural’ much of these ideas are。 It seems to me a cop out for proposing more well thought out and substantiated arguments。 His traditionalist and c 1。5 starsThere are some convincing criticisms of current forms of ‘democracy’ and capitalism。 However， his solution， the Third Universal Theory， is not the perfect system he represents it to be。 His propositions are quite unconvincing and are not sufficiently expanded upon or justified。Many of his ideas rest upon ‘natural’ solutions。 I question how ‘natural’ much of these ideas are。 It seems to me a cop out for proposing more well thought out and substantiated arguments。 His traditionalist and conservative tendencies are also clear to see。 His views on woman are particularly terrible。 Much emphasis is placed on the ‘natural role of women’。 Gaddafi views women as not capable of much more than childbearing and fulfilling domestic obligations。 Vice versa， he views men equally incapable of doing this。 Women to Gaddafi: ‘They are like blossoms which are created to attract pollen and to produce seeds’。 。。。more
Jaaved FAREED
，
Unfortunately， due to a hectic and busy schedule i took so long to read this book。 However， i must admit that it was such a pleasant book to read and there are make realistic and good concepts in this book。 Muammar seemed to have an open mind and somewhat futuristic。
Σταμάτης Καρασαββίδης
，
Got so many mixed feelings for this book。 The first two parts were really interesting overall and Gaddafi had some really nice takes on direct democracy that were one of a kind at his time。 Something completely different both from Marxist Leninist socialist perspective and western capitalist perspective。 The third part really ruined it for me as it is full of conservativism， racial and biological essentialism and horrible takes on sports。 The first two parts argue for completely free and direct Got so many mixed feelings for this book。 The first two parts were really interesting overall and Gaddafi had some really nice takes on direct democracy that were one of a kind at his time。 Something completely different both from Marxist Leninist socialist perspective and western capitalist perspective。 The third part really ruined it for me as it is full of conservativism， racial and biological essentialism and horrible takes on sports。 The first two parts argue for completely free and direct democracy by everyone， he argues that party politics is as outdated and irrational as racial and religious politics。 Since parties always represent a minority of the people and oppress other major groups of the people。 The more parties that exist the worse the interests of the people are represented and achieved。 The party in opposition always tries to downplay and vilify the ruling party even if some of its policies are good for society。 Instead he argues for a complete rule of people's congresses and committees， each managed independently by each section of society。 The economic part he argues should be managed by people's committees as well， similar to worker co - ops， arguing against the concept of a wage but instead getting materially only what needed as long as everyone can survive。 And if someone wants to earn something more for themselves they should do it through public/societal labour。 Its interesting how close the first 2 parts are to anarcho syndicalism and anarcho communism specifically but people view him as an "evil absolute tyranical dictator" in the West。On the contrary he argues against Marxist Leninist and classical socialist concepts like "working class Party" and denies history being the history of class struggle。 Instead Gaddafi says its the history of nations and nationalities， which goes against Marxism。 The third part was straight up horrible。 Its ultra nationalist， conservative and essentialist。 His argumentation usually comes down to "traditional family and racial values which are superior and come through natural law"。 The part on women was straight up disgusting as Gaddafi argues that the natural role of all women is to give child birth and to go against that would be an act against nature。 He also goes as far as to argue that most evil in the world is caused due to the confused roles of men and women and the attempt to turn women into men "destroying their fragility and beauty"。 It goes against both Marxism and Juche。 His take on how "blacks will dominate the world as the whites did" and comparing mongolian conquests with western european colonialism is also extremely ahistorical and bad。 His take on sports is also terrible as he argues how there should be any stadium seats because that keeps the masses away from engaging in sports despite that in fact its the exact opposite。 Overall it was an interesting read to see not only what Gaddafi had in his mind but how interestingly they were put into practice and worked out in Libya， which they did work out and the reason of Libya's downfall wasn't at core because of a fault in what he calls "third international theory" but because of mistakes such as dismantling their nuclear program thus leaving the country defenceless against American invasion。 Overall， 2。5/5 。。。more
Chris
，
Interesting ideology， I found the first and third chapters the best。 Although I don't always agree with the answers to some of the problems that he dissects， he is certainly good at analysing society and coming up with unique ways of evolving it。 Interesting ideology， I found the first and third chapters the best。 Although I don't always agree with the answers to some of the problems that he dissects， he is certainly good at analysing society and coming up with unique ways of evolving it。 。。。more
Amerreine
，
After reading Riad Sattouf's L'Arabe du Futur 1 （Volume 1） which describes Gaddafi's Libya and Une Envie de Désaccord by Cécilia Attias and Louis Sarkozy which describes the case of the Bulgarian nurses accused of transmitting HIV to hundreds of people in Libya， I really wanted to find out who this Gaddafi was。 This book describes his vision of the world with which I have no agreement but which is thought-provoking and interesting to read because many Libyans still agree with it。 I recommend thi After reading Riad Sattouf's L'Arabe du Futur 1 （Volume 1） which describes Gaddafi's Libya and Une Envie de Désaccord by Cécilia Attias and Louis Sarkozy which describes the case of the Bulgarian nurses accused of transmitting HIV to hundreds of people in Libya， I really wanted to find out who this Gaddafi was。 This book describes his vision of the world with which I have no agreement but which is thought-provoking and interesting to read because many Libyans still agree with it。 I recommend this book because it is important for the history and understanding of the Libyan culture。 。。。more
ComradeElijah
，
Theoretically a clever conclusion of what pre-Marxian （and to a certain extent Marx himself） socialists had taught the working class in Europe， however， what Gaddafi did not learn from the experiences of Lenin make his conclusions somewhat flawed。 It is almost as if News From Nowhere was a theoretical text as Gaddafi presents the ultimate goal for mankind is a sense of 'freedom' and 'democracy' which can only be achieved via social ownership of the means of production because power and dominatio Theoretically a clever conclusion of what pre-Marxian （and to a certain extent Marx himself） socialists had taught the working class in Europe， however， what Gaddafi did not learn from the experiences of Lenin make his conclusions somewhat flawed。 It is almost as if News From Nowhere was a theoretical text as Gaddafi presents the ultimate goal for mankind is a sense of 'freedom' and 'democracy' which can only be achieved via social ownership of the means of production because power and domination have been so dominant in society that it is inevitable that the tables be turned and a new society is constructed。 What Gaddafi does well is he is a very good writer and the text does keep you reading and agreeing with his various points as the topics he mentions are very relevant to the everyday worker and their role in society。 Gaddafi's main error is his lack of adequate understanding of dialectical and historical materialism， which whilst almost grasping， does not come to a complete conclusion on the role of the revolutionary working class， for Gaddafi the sole motive of change in society in humankind as a democratic collective which in his view will inevitably cast off the 'chains' of all kind of dictatorship。 This inevitably came back to harm the Jamahiriya structure as the lack of consciousness and guidance was not being built up adequately enough and inevitably the force of reaction fought back and without sufficient worker-peasant guidance， the Libyan people could be exploited by external forces out of the control or rationality of the system in place。 His conclusions on the party， class， and the role of dictatorship are therefore flawed。I give it a 4/5 because despite these errors I cannot help but say it is very well written and works （in a way） as a universal ideological book。 It is probably one of the best and most comprehensive theories on a view of politics， economics， and society from a socialist point of view。 This is particularly important in understanding further the successes of the Jamahiriya， the system in place did manage to outlast many other socialist systems and would probably still exist today were it not for the NATO invasion because of the nature of the system。 However， its inability to fight back was its biggest flaw and in a comparative setting it is important to understand wider political theories to understand why projects such as the Paris Commune and the Jamahiriya whilst definitely deserving of our respect can run into problems。 。。。more
Drake Finlay
，
Very interesting perspective on economics and social organization。 I wasn't expecting that from Gaddafi going into this。 I don't like the gender essentialism or basing laws on religion。 But for its time， this is radically progressive。Some choice quotes:"Political struggle that results in the victory of a candidate with， for example， 51 per cent of the votes leads to a dictatorial governing body in the guise of a false democracy， since 49 per cent of the electorate is ruled by an instrument of go Very interesting perspective on economics and social organization。 I wasn't expecting that from Gaddafi going into this。 I don't like the gender essentialism or basing laws on religion。 But for its time， this is radically progressive。Some choice quotes:"Political struggle that results in the victory of a candidate with， for example， 51 per cent of the votes leads to a dictatorial governing body in the guise of a false democracy， since 49 per cent of the electorate is ruled by an instrument of government they did not vote for， but which has been imposed upon them。 Such is dictatorship。 Besides， this political conflict may produce a governing body that represents only a minority。 For when votes are distributed among several candidates， thoughone polls more than any other， the sum of the votes received by those who received fewer votes might well constitute an overwhelming majority。 However， the candidate with fewer votes wins and his success is regarded as legitimate and democratic！ In actual fact， dictatorship is established under the cover of false democracy。 This is the reality of the political systems prevailing in the world today。 They are dictatorial systems and it is evident that they falsify genuine democracy。""Moreover， since the system of elected parliaments is based on propaganda to win votes， it is a demagogic system in the real sense of the word。 Votes can be bought and falsified。 Poor people are unable to compete in the election campaigns， and the result is that only the rich get elected。 Assemblies constituted by appointment or hereditary succession do not fall under any form of democracy。""Housing is an essential need for both the individual and the family and should not be owned by others。 Living in another’s house， whether paying rent or not， compromises freedom""Economic activity in the new socialist society is a productive one aimed at the satisfaction of material needs。 It is not an unproductive activity， nor one which seeks profit for surplus savings beyond the satisfaction of such needs。 This， according to the new socialist basis， is unacceptable。""Whoever possesses the house in which you dwell， the vehicle in which you ride or the income on which you live， possesses your freedom， or part of it。 Freedom is indivisible。 For people to be happy， they must be free， and to be free， they must possess the possibility of satisfying their own needs。" 。。。more
Wafa Bn
，
تماما مثلما لا يجوز ديمقراطيا أن يسمح الشعب لفرد أو جماعة أو حزبا كان أو طبقة أو طائفة أو قبيلة أو مجلسا أن يقرر مصيره نيابة عنه، و يحس بحاجاته نيابة عنه。هذا ما قاله معمر القدافي و هذا ينطبق على كل الفصول في هذا الكتاب حين تحدث عن الرياضة و التعليم و الاقتصاد و غيرها هذه الفكرة التي يريدها الشعب هو الذي يحكم و يتحكم لا ارادة إلا له و لكن كديكتاتور احببت لو أنه تحدث عن اسباب التي جعل شعبها يعيش الدكتاتورية لكنت احترمته اكثر و لكن هاهو يعبر و ينظر في خيال بعيد عن الواقع تماما
S。A。 Bordelais Agapé （S。A。B。A）
，
I won't agree with everything but I am glad I read it。 I won't agree with everything but I am glad I read it。 。。。more
Cin
，
Some interesting thoughts about the political systems， but the rest of it， is well， something I disagree with 🤷♀️
Anath lee Wales
，
The best powerful book。
Radu
，
It actually came as a surprise to me when I first discovered that Gaddafi had written a book detailing his ideology and even more surprising that it had been translated into English。。。The book is relatively easy to digest at just over 100 pages， with Gaddafi's ideology being best described as a combination of Athenian-style direct democracy， semi-socialist/syndicalist public programs and Gaddafi's native Bedouin social traditions。 It actually came as a surprise to me when I first discovered that Gaddafi had written a book detailing his ideology and even more surprising that it had been translated into English。。。The book is relatively easy to digest at just over 100 pages， with Gaddafi's ideology being best described as a combination of Athenian-style direct democracy， semi-socialist/syndicalist public programs and Gaddafi's native Bedouin social traditions。 。。。more
Mengli
，
Read this book many years ago。 One of the examples that I remember is that sports needs to be practiced and not just admired sitting， Qaddafi suggests。
SpaceBear
，
Utter tripe。
Olivera
，
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "A Quite remarkable piece" by the Great Leader。 :'） Spoiler:"A woman is tender。 A woman is pretty。 A woman weeps easily。 A woman is easily frightened。 In general woman is gentle and man is tough by virtue of their inbred nature"。Oh yeah， and "If she is pregnant she becomes， due to pregnancy， feeble FOR ABOUT A YEAR， which means that all her natural activities are SERIOUSLY reduced until she delivers her baby。"Obviously， Qaddafi was a specialist in many relevant fields which go far beyond finding "A Quite remarkable piece" by the Great Leader。 :'） Spoiler:"A woman is tender。 A woman is pretty。 A woman weeps easily。 A woman is easily frightened。 In general woman is gentle and man is tough by virtue of their inbred nature"。Oh yeah， and "If she is pregnant she becomes， due to pregnancy， feeble FOR ABOUT A YEAR， which means that all her natural activities are SERIOUSLY reduced until she delivers her baby。"Obviously， Qaddafi was a specialist in many relevant fields which go far beyond finding "a solution" for "the simple" problem of democracy。 Though， funny to read。 。。。more
Mariam。
，
ليته عمل بهالأفكار。
S
，
Read this as a novelty expecting something bizarre and zany but was actually pleasantly surprised。Overall a fairly agreeable if not uninspired treatise that suffers from dry writing。 The Green Book isn't a fun read — it is honestly somewhat of a pain to get through in my opinion， hence my low rating — but the ideas inside represent a solid albeit conservative approach to socialism and direct democracy。 The book doesn't really have an overall argument or approach， and instead borrows and discusse Read this as a novelty expecting something bizarre and zany but was actually pleasantly surprised。Overall a fairly agreeable if not uninspired treatise that suffers from dry writing。 The Green Book isn't a fun read — it is honestly somewhat of a pain to get through in my opinion， hence my low rating — but the ideas inside represent a solid albeit conservative approach to socialism and direct democracy。 The book doesn't really have an overall argument or approach， and instead borrows and discusses a number of themes including socialism， federalized direct democracy， freedom/egalitarianism， and so forth。 One critique modern leftist readers might make is that Gaddafi's approach to socialism is fairly conservative， with a noticeable though not hardline emphasis on gender roles， religion， tradition， and shared national identity， but otherwise nothing extraordinarily distinct from any other socialist text。 In fact the primary issue I had with this is that there are no ideas within that are not better presented elsewhere。2/5 overall。 Boring but not offensively bad in any way。 。。。more
Raymond Kim
，
Like so many books on here， it looks like no one actually read the damn thing！ What a surprise！ Very accessible and easy to read （can be finished in one sitting）， although it can be repetitive at times。 It's a shame that so many people （i。e。， westerners） have been conditioned to spew garbage when hearing the name "Gaddafi"， even those who proclaim to be left leaning， or those who， ironically， would agree with nearly everything in this little book had it been written by another name。 Is it so har Like so many books on here， it looks like no one actually read the damn thing！ What a surprise！ Very accessible and easy to read （can be finished in one sitting）， although it can be repetitive at times。 It's a shame that so many people （i。e。， westerners） have been conditioned to spew garbage when hearing the name "Gaddafi"， even those who proclaim to be left leaning， or those who， ironically， would agree with nearly everything in this little book had it been written by another name。 Is it so hard for these people to take a step back and think: "gee， maybe I'm full of shit and I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about？"。 If you are one of those liberals， then this is a good starting point towards humility， and a great exercise in critical thinking。 This book is more concise and intelligent than anything the Obamas or Clintons have ghostwritten （why those are even read at all boggles the mind）， and is great at understanding why Libya alone was so prosperous within Africa， until Obama's state-sanctioned terrorism。The drawbacks:Gaddafi has a warped sense on laws， relying heavily on expressions of tradition and religion。 Unfortunately， this segment （Ch。 7）， reads as if it came from the hands of a medieval scholar， going so far as to claim that laws outside of these two are "invalid and illogical"。 He does the same in Ch。18 by arguing that a nation must have a religion simply because of its prevalence historically。He leans heavily on the centrality of the family unit， and its derivations into tribes and nations。 The line of argumentation is clear， but its conclusions start to stray into strange territory （warped by his stance on religion and tradition）。 Of course， I am reading this outside of its historical and cultural context， so it might seem strange only to myself。 That being said， he therefore leans into the view that society must be gendered--i。e。， men and women must play their roles--and resorts to stereotyping for his examples; I can see the sentiment， but it's a stereotype regardless。This last point isn't necessarily a drawback， but something worth noting。 Gaddafi argues for the monolithic society， one that speaks only one language， going so far as to view fracturing of languages as a result of mankind's backwardness。 But， he goes on to say that this unification is inevitable。 It's not expanded on in depth， since this was modeled after Mao's， but it's there anyways。 And then there's the bit about sports， which is certainly unique。 。。。more
Hamad Ali
，
Great Book
Alawi
，
الكتاب الأخضر للقذافي كلماته تلامس الحقيقة ويصعب في الواقع لشخص تعوّد على عالمنا هذا كما هو ويرى فيه الحقيقة الموضوعية أن يتقبّل ما قاله القذافي في كتابه 。 تنظيرات سياسية وأخلاقية تهدم مؤسسات حالية تدّعي الحرية ، الديموقراطية ودعم الحقوق 。 رغم رؤيتي أنه من الصعب أن يتم تطبيق بعض من تنظيرات القذافي -الإقتصاديّ منها خاصةً-لكن الطرح كان عميق وواضح وموجز ، حيث عرض ما يؤمن فيه بصيغة يمكنك قراءتها في جلسة واحدة 。
Brian Cham
，
This book is an interesting insight into the political worldview of the late Gadaffi。 It was notable for its rather unique blend of direct democracy and socialism that was intentionally designed to be outside the usual Cold War dichotomy of Capitalism vs。 Communism。 However， there is a lot of irrelevant rambling and Gadaffi himself did not find enough merit in his own proposals to actually follow them， which is telling。
Duarte
，
Well， full disclaimer， I first actually wanted to read Qaddafi: His Ideology in Theory and Practice which seems to be an in-depth study about Gaddafi's ideology and its actual consequences in Libya during the Jamahiriya period。 Unfortunately， it is not digitally available， so I read his book proper。And， I mean。。。 Gaddafi was never sober， but this is a rather bad case of delusions of grandeur， as Gaddafi seems to think that this minuscule， pamphlet-sized booklet is the catalyst of some massive re Well， full disclaimer， I first actually wanted to read Qaddafi: His Ideology in Theory and Practice which seems to be an in-depth study about Gaddafi's ideology and its actual consequences in Libya during the Jamahiriya period。 Unfortunately， it is not digitally available， so I read his book proper。And， I mean。。。 Gaddafi was never sober， but this is a rather bad case of delusions of grandeur， as Gaddafi seems to think that this minuscule， pamphlet-sized booklet is the catalyst of some massive revolution， not just in Libya but all over the world， when in reality it was just given importance due to Gaddafi's position and cult of personality he cultivated。As for the book itself， well。。。 What is there to say？ Endless moralizing （"democracy" is used as synonym for"good" nonstop with a single exception while "dictatorship/dictatorial" is used nonstop without exceptions as a synonym for "bad"）， nonstop repetition of points （very amusingly "women are female" is said twice， an extremely simple， almost childlike view of the world， completely devoid of materialist analysis and instead focusing on Gaddafi's childish delusions of capitalism "corrupting" the "harmonious human nature" found in "socialism"， it peddles conservative values disguising itself as emancipatory， etc。Some of the last chapters are of particular note: whereas the entire book is just wrong， it is the chapter， amusingly simply called "WOMAN"， that amuses and disgusts the most。 Gaddafi starts by pretending that this is all very emancipatory:"It is an undisputed fact that both man and woman are human beings。 It follows， as a self-evident fact， that woman and man are equal as human beings。 Discrimination against woman by man is a flagrant act of oppression without justification for woman eats and drinks as man eats and drinks; woman loves and hates as man loves and hates; woman thinks， learns and comprehends as man thinks， learns and comprehends。 Woman， like man， needs shelter， clothing， and transportation; woman feels hunger and thirst as man feels hunger and thirst; woman lives and dies as man lives and dies。"But this becomes an obvious smokescreen for reactionary essentialism regarding women:"All these innate characteristics form differences because of which men and women are not the same。 These characteristics in themselves are the realities that define male and female， men and women; they assign to each of them a different role or function in life。 This means that men cannot replace women in carrying out these functions。 It is worthy of consideration that these biological functions are a heavy burden， causing women great effort and suffering。 However， without these functions which women perform， human life would come to an end。 It follows that it is a natural function which is neither voluntary nor compulsory。 It is an essential function， without which human life would come to a complete halt。"And the essentialist rambling gets even more nonsensical:"To dispense with the natural role of woman in maternity - nurseries replacing mothers - is a start in dispensing with the human society and transforming it into a merely biological society with an artificial way of life。 To separate children from their mothers and to cram them into nurseries is a process by which they are transformed into something very close to chicks， for nurseries are similar to poultry farms into which chicks are crammed after they are hatched。 Nothing else would be as appropriate and suitable to the human being and his dignity as natural motherhood。 Children should be raised by their mothers in a family where the true principles of motherhood， fatherhood and comradeship of brothers and sisters prevail， and not in an institution resembling a poultry farm。 Even poultry， like the rest of the members of the animal kingdom， need motherhood as a natural phase。 Therefore， breeding them on farms similar to nurseries is against their natural growth。 Even their meat is artificial rather than natural。 Meat from mechanized poultry farms is not tasty and may not be nourishing because the chicks are not naturally bred and are not raised in the protective shade of natural motherhood。 The meat of wild birds is more tasty and nourishing because they are naturally fed。 As for children who have neither family nor shelter， society is their guardian， and only for them， should society establish nurseries and related institutions。 It is better for them to be taken care of by society rather than by individuals who are not their parents。"Another choice quote:"A woman， whose created nature has assigned to her a natural role different from that of man， must be in an appropriate position to perform her natural role。"An amusing claim， whose pseudo-scientific credentials go above and beyond the others:"If a test were carried out to discover whether the natural propensity of the child is towards its mother or the nursery。 the child would opt for the mother and not the nursery。 Since the natural tendency of a child is towards its mother， she is the natural and proper person to give the child the protection of nursing。 Sending a child to a nursery in place of its mother is coercive and oppressive and against its free and natural tendencies。"（Again， notice all the talk of "this is nature" [and nature is always good， according to the idiots]， "it's the essence of women"， "it's the essence of X and Y" and so on。 I'm not going to waste time explaining why this is nonsense and how this has everything to do with material conditions because it has been explained countless times。）I want to point out a specific quote in this chapter - which， hilariously， is one of the longest in the entire book - in this paragraph: "Driving woman to do man's work is a flagrant aggression against the femininity with which she is naturally provided and which defines a natural purpose essential to life。 Man's work obscures woman's beautiful features which are created for female roles。 They are like blossoms which are created to attract pollen and to produce seeds。 If we did away with the blossoms， the role of plants in life would come to an end。 The natural embellishment in butterflies and birds and animal females exists to that natural vital purpose。 If a woman carries out men's work， she risks being transformed into a man [emphasis mine]， abandoning her role and her beauty。 A woman has full right to live without being forced to change into a man and to give up her femininity。""If a woman carries out men's work， she risks being transformed into a man"。 This right here is the nature of all nationalism， including left-wing nationalists， and especially religious nationalists。 Gaddafi was a "socialist" （a word which is a linguistic nothing， as it can mean every position under the sun - for us， socialism just means communism， which most so called "socialists" are against）， and yet see how it says the exact same thing as this line in Imperium by Francis Parker Yockey， a literal Neo-Nazi:"Feminism liberated women from the natural dignity of their sex and turned them into inferior men。"Gaddafi gets more and more reactionary， rambling about "femininity":"To demand equality between man and woman in carrying heavy weights while the woman is pregnant is unjust and cruel。 To demand equality between them in fasting and hardship while she is breast-feeding is unjust and cruel。 To demand equality between them in any dirty work which stains her beauty and detracts from her femininity is unjust and cruel。 Education that leads to work unsuitable for her nature is unjust and cruel as well。""Abandoning their role， or even a part of it， only occurs as a result of coercive conditions and under abnormal circumstances。 The woman who rejects pregnancy， marriage， beautification and femininity for reasons of health abandons her natural role in life under these coercive conditions of ill health。 The woman who rejects marriage， pregnancy or motherhood because of work abandons her natural role under similar coercive conditions。 The woman who rejects marriage， pregnancy or maternity without any concrete cause abandons her natural role as a result of a coercive and morally deviant circumstances。 Thus， abandoning the natural roles of female and male in life can only occur under unnatural conditions which are contrary to freedom and are a threat to survival。 Consequently， there must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering women from performing their natural role in life， and so drives them to carry out men's duties in order to attain equal rights。 Such revolution will inevitably take place， particularly in industrial societies， as a response to the instinct of survival， even without any instigator of revolution such as THE GREEN BOOK。""All societies today look upon women as little more than commodities。 The East regards her as a commodity to be bought and sold， while the West does not recognize her femininity。""Driving woman to do man's work is a flagrant aggression against the femininity with which she is naturally provided and which defines a natural purpose essential to life。 Man's work obscures woman's beautiful features which are created for female roles。 They are like blossoms which are created to attract pollen and to produce seeds。 If we did away with the blossoms， the role of plants in life would come to an end。 The natural embellishment in butterflies and birds and animal females exists to that natural vital purpose。 If a woman carries out men's work， she risks being transformed into a man， abandoning her role and her beauty。 A woman has full right to live without being forced to change into a man and to give up her femininity。""Modern industrial societies， which have made women adapt to the same physical work as men at the expense of their femininity and their natural role in terms of beauty， maternity and serenity， are materialistic and uncivilized。 To imitate them is as stupid as it is dangerous to civilization and humanity。"And the actual point of this chapter， to anyone who isn't brainless， becomes clear: "No， don't do work， don't pursue your own interests， just be beautiful and feminine and have kids！ If you don't want to have kids and be "beautiful" and "feminine"， then this is dictatorship and oppression！"Someone should have told Mr。 Gaddafi that the pseudo-"dictatorship" of being treated equal to men is nothing compared to the dictatorship of maternity which has been brutality enforced on women for millennia and which Gaddafi gleefully wanted to continue。Some of the next chapters are truly bizarre - one of them， called MUSIC AND ART， says that culture， and the tastes it creates， is genetic！"If one group of people wears white clothes in mourning and another group puts on black， the sentiment of each group will be adjusted according to these two colours， i。e。， one group rejects the black colour on such an occasion while the other one prefers it， and vice versa。 Such a sentiment leaves its physical effect on the cells as well as on the genes in the body。 This adaptation， will be transmitted by inheritance。 The inheritors automatically reject the colour rejected by the legator as a result of inheriting the sentiment of their legator。 Consequently， people are only harmonious with their own arts and heritage。 They are not harmonious with the arts of others because of heredity， even though those people， who differ in heritage， speak a single common language。"The very last chapter， called SPORT， HORSEMANSHlP AND THE STAGE is about how sports and theater are bad because。。。 people are watching it instead of doing it？ It's an incoherent， rambly mess of a chapter， and I bet Gaddafi felt very smart writing it。Overall， don't read it， I only read it as a novelty myself。 If you wanna know about the politics of Libya that bad， just track down a copy of Qaddafi: His Ideology in Theory and Practice。 If you want actually revolutionary theory， read Marx， Engels， Lenin， Trotsky， Bordiga， Pannekoek， even Zizek， and so on。 If you want to read something by Gaddafi himself， read Escape To Hell， as it is much more interesting。 。。。more
Matt
，
Short and concise。 Interesting takes on society， politics and culture。 History also dictates that it should be taken with a grain of salt， but nonetheless a good read。
Ali M。Marzouq
，
في البداية ومنذ قرابة ال 15 سنة 。。 كنت أطالع هذا الكتاب بدون الفهم إو التعمق في معانيه 。。 كانت لدي صورة مشوشة عن معظم الأفكار المكتوبة بعد مقارنتها بأرض الواقع في ذلك الوقت 。。 وعلى الرغم من ضيق وقتي وظروفي الخاصة 。。 كان لابد لي من اعادة التمعن في هذا الكتاب ومطالعته من جديد بعد كل الأحداث التي مرت على بلادنا 。。 واللطيف في الأمر بأن معظم النظرية المطروحة هي نظرية محترمة وقابلة للتطبيق لكن 。。 في نهاية الفصل السياسي قابلتني المقولة الختامية والتي شعرت عند الوصول اليها بالعجز والتشويش مجددا 。。。 بغض في البداية ومنذ قرابة ال 15 سنة 。。 كنت أطالع هذا الكتاب بدون الفهم إو التعمق في معانيه 。。 كانت لدي صورة مشوشة عن معظم الأفكار المكتوبة بعد مقارنتها بأرض الواقع في ذلك الوقت 。。 وعلى الرغم من ضيق وقتي وظروفي الخاصة 。。 كان لابد لي من اعادة التمعن في هذا الكتاب ومطالعته من جديد بعد كل الأحداث التي مرت على بلادنا 。。 واللطيف في الأمر بأن معظم النظرية المطروحة هي نظرية محترمة وقابلة للتطبيق لكن 。。 في نهاية الفصل السياسي قابلتني المقولة الختامية والتي شعرت عند الوصول اليها بالعجز والتشويش مجددا 。。。 بغض النظر عن جميع ما حصل وما يحصل فإن الكاتب له قدرة على السرد والشرح بطريقة ممتازة تكاد تشبه الرواية أو الحكاية。 الفصل الختامي كان يقول حسب الفهم العام （ وتبقى هذه كنظرية قابلة للتطبيق، أما في الواقع فالقوي هو الذي يحكم دائما） 。。。more
Islam Ahmed
，
كتاااب ليس له مثيييل。。。 كتاب بسيط الكلمات و بسيط الصفحات ولكن ياما كثير المعاني كم هذا الكتاب。。。 الصراحة حقولها في جملة صغيرة。。。 ان لو القذافي كان لازال عائشا لكانت ليبيا و افريقيا على بعد 50 سنة من التطور الذي سوف ياتي تلك القارة و ان شاء الله ليبيا عما قريب。。。 رحم الله هذا العبقري الذي كان له رئيته الخاصة في الانسانية و مستقبل البشرية。。。 انصح قرائته لن ياخذ اكثر من سويعات من وقتك و ان شاء الله ستجد الافادة。AcePeace & Love！
Armands
，
Filozofa， politiķa， Lībijas tautas līdera Muammāra Kadafi "Zaļā grāmata" ir sarakstīta 1970'tajos gados， taču teju visas skartās tēmas ir pārdomu vērtas mūsdienās。 Grāmata ir par tiešo domokrātiju， tautas demokrātiju vai PATIESO demokrātiju （sauc kā gribi）。 Mūslaiku demokrātija ir tikai nosaukums - pašapmāns， kuru akcentē。 Mistiskas "tautas" pārstāvniecības （parlamenti， komisijas， partijas u。 c。）， mūsdienās vairāk parazitē uz tautsaimniecības rēķina kā liek valsts aparatām darboties stabili。Auto Filozofa， politiķa， Lībijas tautas līdera Muammāra Kadafi "Zaļā grāmata" ir sarakstīta 1970'tajos gados， taču teju visas skartās tēmas ir pārdomu vērtas mūsdienās。 Grāmata ir par tiešo domokrātiju， tautas demokrātiju vai PATIESO demokrātiju （sauc kā gribi）。 Mūslaiku demokrātija ir tikai nosaukums - pašapmāns， kuru akcentē。 Mistiskas "tautas" pārstāvniecības （parlamenti， komisijas， partijas u。 c。）， mūsdienās vairāk parazitē uz tautsaimniecības rēķina kā liek valsts aparatām darboties stabili。Autors ne tikai dalās pārdomās par to kas ir ģimene， sabiedrība， valsts， bet arī piedāvā risinājumus tautas interešu un valstiska progresa īstenošanai。 Protams， tā ir teorija， ne visu iespējams īstenot praksē， jo katrai tautai， sabiedrībai un valsts apstākļiem ir sava specifika。"Informēti， pastāvīgi domājoši un izglītoti iedzīvotāji ir ikvienas sabiedrības sekmīgas attīstības pamats"。 。。。more
Bronwyn
，
"According to gynaecologists， women menstruate" "According to gynaecologists， women menstruate" 。。。more
Balkaran
，