Marx

James Baird jlbaird3 at hotmail.com
Fri Aug 21 21:37:18 PDT 1998



>
>His celebrity status is so large.
>He is a very authorized wise guy.
>I cannot think of another known
>Marxists on his level.
>
>

I wouldn't overestimate the ability of "authorized wise guys" to affect their "fans" politics. After all, Noam Chomsky is on almost everyone's list of the top ten most influential scientists of the century, yet it doesn't make his politics any more palatable to the ruling classes.

Jim Baird

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