tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post2990825541456272332..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRØNMARK BLOG: Why is it still okay to call yourself a Marxist?Scott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-41647778414718713642011-10-16T15:36:30.103+01:002011-10-16T15:36:30.103+01:00I’m not sure sex is at the bottom of this (as it w...I’m not sure sex is at the bottom of this (as it were). I think it’s more that it gives them an echo of the sheer thrill they felt being noble rebels when they were dick-headed 18-year olds, when life was in black and white and there was no room for ambiguity and they were being jolly brave. <br /><br />Your comments on carrying around “The Second Sex” suggests you’ve tried the old De Beauvoir ploy yourself. Can this be true?<br /><br />The person who read out the Marxist’s biog was the organiser, a terribly nice lady, who I would never dream of heckling. As for losing my edge, yes, probably – I’m certainly mellower than I was forty years ago. Besides, having spent 18 years working with left-wingers, I’ve learned there’s very little point in attempting to puncture their carapace of self-delusion. (However, I automatically enter attack mode if they actually make some daffy statement about one of their pet victim groups – a chap has his limits).<br />Friday, May 20, 2011 - 04:46 PMScott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-75824006643115516532011-10-16T15:36:15.589+01:002011-10-16T15:36:15.589+01:00Have you thought that there might be a bit of tact...Have you thought that there might be a bit of tactical leftery here? After all, what's more likely to get him a Blackberry full of phone numbers? Appealing to the inner Che in your female poetry fans by declaring that he's a bit TGMO. Or saying "I find my appreciation of Ferlinghetti is intensified when I look at him from a UKIP perspective"? I was once struck by the statement that a male feminist is some one who carries around the works of Simone de Beauvoir in the hope of going to bed with more intelligent women. Same idea. Doesn't work though.<br /><br />All that said, why didn't you challenge him? "How gritty of you". "I knew there must be one left'."You must be so pleased that history has proved you right."<br /><br />Are you losing your edge, Scott?<br />Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 09:56 PMEX-KCSnoreply@blogger.com