> Quoting Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> >
> > Quoting Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > > American Marxist phobia is actually more a thing of the fifties and
> > > sixties. It's really quite dead. However, there are little pockets of
> > > folks with rather extreme views who keep it alive in bits and pieces,
> > > here and there. That's probably true of any system of beliefs anywhere
> > > in the world.
> >
> > Sadly, yes. I'd even opt for leaving out the "probably". :-(
> >
> > What puzzles me in this particular case is just the anachronistic nature of
> > the
> > phobia... :-)
>
Obfuscating the discussion by talking about "free beer" only avoids the issue.
The revolutionary era of the 60s stood out because of the violence. Maybe more
recently people have heard of the Shining Path & Castro.
Not long ago I went to the reasonably prestigous Ohio State University here in
Columbus looking to enroll in the EE program.
WRT the program, it's impressive.
But in the broader curriculum was a required course. It was a course in
dialectics. And on the shelf of the counselor I talked to was her notebook
distinctly labelled "MARX". Unlikely it concerned old toys or movies.
Marxism is a philosophy. Communism is a form of government derived from it.
So is National Socialism. And western Socialism. All are "Marxist" by
definition, in one component or another. Whether it's redistribution of
wealth, egalitarianism, the "green" movement, the "peace" movement, whatever
mechanism is its expression, the philosophy is the dominant perspective in most
if not all governmental educational systems.
When John Kerry would, in the last presidential campaign, speak of our
government as a "democracy" and Bush would use the term "republic", the
divergence of their world views was clarified.
/* THE POINT */
To deny its existence because of a form adaptation is to miss the reality of
its influence. It is endemic enough to be missed as it doesn't stand out as
distinct. It is now dominant.
/* THE POINT */
For those wanting to understand it in its simplicity, the clearest expression
of a Marxist philosophy in pop culture would be John Lennon's "Imagine".
As far as Christianity is involved, "The Challenge of Marxism" by Klaus
Bockmuehl would be a good read. Published by Intervarsity Press.
There is no phobia here. No irrational fear that they're going to invade my
house and take all of my possessions. It's a rational and reasoned concern.
Collin (subvert the dominant marxist) Brendemuehl
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