related to the comments about communism – an interesting quote from milan kundera’s most recent work:
“Josef recalled a very old idea of his, which at the time he had considered to be blasphemous: that being a Communist has nothing to do with Marx and his theories. It was simply that the period gave people a way to fulfill the most diverse psychological needs: the need to look nonconformist; or the need to obey; or the need to punish the wicked; or the need to be useful; or the need to march forward into your future with youth; or the need to have a big family around you.
In good spirits, the dog barked and Josef said to himself: the reason people are quitting Communism today is not that their thinking has changed or undergone a shock, but that Communism no longer provides a way to look nonconformist, or obey or punish the wicked, or to be useful, or to march forward with youth, or to have a big family around you. The Communist belief no longer answers any need. It has become so unusable that everyone drops it easily, never even noticing.”
related to the comments about communism – an interesting quote from milan kundera’s most recent work:
“Josef recalled a very old idea of his, which at the time he had considered to be blasphemous: that being a Communist has nothing to do with Marx and his theories. It was simply that the period gave people a way to fulfill the most diverse psychological needs: the need to look nonconformist; or the need to obey; or the need to punish the wicked; or the need to be useful; or the need to march forward into your future with youth; or the need to have a big family around you.
In good spirits, the dog barked and Josef said to himself: the reason people are quitting Communism today is not that their thinking has changed or undergone a shock, but that Communism no longer provides a way to look nonconformist, or obey or punish the wicked, or to be useful, or to march forward with youth, or to have a big family around you. The Communist belief no longer answers any need. It has become so unusable that everyone drops it easily, never even noticing.”