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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 23:39:56 -0500 (EST)
From: Gerald Levy <glevy-AT-pratt.edu>
Subject: M-I: Re: the over-the-hill gang


A certain ... "person" ... had the nerve to write:

> You have to learm a little respect for your elders.

When "Marxists" start talking like that, they should realize that it's
time to retire from political life and make way for the next generation.

Did you ever think you would hear a "Marxist" come out with that line? I
can't imagine _any_ of the well-known and well-respected socialist
revolutionaries of the past who were politically-active late in their
lives having the sheer audacity and lack of respect to come out with such
an insult directed against youth.

Whereas Marx's favorite motto was anti-authoritarian ("De omnibus
dubitandum"), now "Marxists" caution others to have respect for authority.
What a sham(e)!

Jerry



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