>And incidentally, no one ever persuaded me to Marxism; I don't believe
>it is possible to persuade anyone to Marxism. I persuaded myself.
If you're right, then Marx wasted his whole life thinking about and writing all those books and pamphlets. If he'd known that persuasion was impossible, he could have simply enjoyed pottering in the garden and it would not have made the slightest difference to the world.
Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas