Why would that bother Marxist?
“Maybe he was a leach and a freeloader.
Why would that bother Marxist?”
I considered that good question as I was throwing that possibility out for consideration. The Dunhams were probably raised with more traditional values of what constitutes gracious and generous hospitality and what crosses the line in terms of expecting to be taken care of. It’s doubtful every Marxist wants to be on the giving side when the taker is more a taker than anything else. Pure political theory has its limits even for self-styled Marxists. While grandma Dunham was not starving, she did still have to work a 40 hour week for a living. Maybe the visiting Kenyan figured that this family would supply him with a salary because he would be the father to their illegitimate grandchild - that they’d be tolerant and enlightened all around. Maybe the Dunhams decided to cut him off from the get go, seeing no good outcome for their daughter, the baby or themselves.