On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:46:31 -0500, "David G. Nagel"
wrote:


It should be noted that several years after he wrote Das Capital (sp)
Karl Marx decided that communism would not work as a practical matter.
In 1991 he was proven right by the fall of the Soviet Union.

Dave Nagel


It should further be noted that I am not acting as a proponent of the
political theories discussed. Neither were any of the other students.
Neither was the prof.

Education is about familiarizing oneself with multiple viewpoints. It
may be the case that you have to hold your nose while you are learning
about some things.

Let me tell you a very short story.

I surprised my father-in-law one day while he was reading The New York
Times. As he was a life-long Republican, I expressed my dismay at his
choice of reading material.

Not missing a beat (he was an attorney, and used to impromptu
calumnies and vague innuendo) he said, "I like to know what the enemy
is thinking."


I rest my case.



tom watson