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Mother may I . . . stay Communist?
Boston Globe ^ | March 26, 2004 | Ty Burr

Posted on 03/26/2004 4:07:55 AM PST by Jim Noble

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:11:51 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

What would you do for your mother? You'd do anything, of course. That's part of the trade-off: You get to be born, she gets to be driven to the flower show or the church or the methadone clinic for as long as she wants. But would you sacrifice history if it would make mom happy? Freedom? Your own country?


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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: communism; culturalrelativism; eastgermany; nazis
Another happy, nostalgic look back at Communism.

Just like all the happy, nostalgic look back at Naziism pieces the Globe runs, no?

1 posted on 03/26/2004 4:07:58 AM PST by Jim Noble
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To: Jim Noble
"What would you do for your mother?..she gets to be driven to the flower show or the church or the methadone clinic for as long as she wants"

Methadone clinic?

Mom's habit was obviously a determining factor in her sons' choice of a vocation.
2 posted on 03/26/2004 5:36:03 AM PST by Redcoat LI ("help to drive the left one into the insanity.")
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