Subject: M-I: Who in the Hell are you people
From: anthonycaruso-AT-juno.com (Anthony J Caruso)
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 18:44:40 EST


It kind of makes one chuckle, that is, the recent discussion of my sex
life (or absence thereof, it is not for any of you to know.) and the
supposition that young Communists in the US are interested in computers
and sex.  I have to ask where you put Communism and the Proletarian
struggle in all of this.  Where does *it* place, heh?  The answer to this
depends on the individual.  For me, it places *extremely* high.  The
reason for this is quite personal, but for discussion's sake, I shall
share it with you.

When I was young, my parents divorced.  At the time of this happening, I
and my brother were awarded to our mother because of the sexism involved
in this type of situation.  The court *knew* that my father was more
stable financially, but they insisted that a child's mother is more
important than the father.  (If this is true, than we should be outraged
at the current trend of single fathers raising their children)  Anyway,
it all boils down to this -- I *know* how it is to be *dirt* *poor*.  I
know how it is to have to live in a goddam *BUS* for nine months while
one's stepfather fixes up a *basement* by putting a roof on it with the
money that one's real father sends for child support, and I *know* how
humiliating it was, for me, at least, to not know if we were going to
have dinner that night, how humiliating it was to never have friends
because nobody wanted to associate with me, and I know how it feels to
literally have *no* posessions.  Not a sausage.  Bugger all.  Once I
discovered Karl Marx, I found my niche in politics, that is, the struggle
of the proletariat.

I swore to myself that if there was a way for me to be able to fight for
*other* children not to have to *ever* go through this, I'd fight for
that concept tooth and nail.  Marxism *IS* that concept, and my main
concern on this earth is dispelling the ignorance about Socialism,
Communism, and above all, Marxism, that Americans hold, **NOT** sex,
heavy drinking, and computers.  And think about it... I live in a very
affluent household now, and could have very easily forgotten about the
poor like the rest of my country, but I refuse.  Their struggle is *MY*
struggle, for I am their brother.

I hope this gets your knickers out of a bind.

*Many thanks to Jay for helping me out on this one.*

Comradely,

Anthony J. Caruso
e-mail:
AnthonyCaruso-AT-juno.com
au847-AT-detroit.freenet.org


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