[Marxism] A Marxist Parrot is still a Parrot Re: Marx Male (shocking words!)

[Steve Palmer]

You're welcome.

"the parrot, that speaks best of all. Let no one object that the parrot does not understand what it says. It is true that for the sheer pleasure of talking and associating with human beings, the parrot will chatter for hours at a stretch, continually repeating its whole vocabulary. But within the limits of its range of concepts it can also learn to understand what it is saying. Teach a parrot swear words in such a way that it gets an idea of their meaning (one of the great amusements of sailors returning from the tropics); tease it and you will soon discover that it knows how to use its swear words just as correctly as a Berlin costermonger. The same is true of begging for titbits."
- Engels.


--- On Wed, 5/20/09, milongonsinga <milongonsinga at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thank you.
> 
>  
> "If we have shortcomings, we are not afraid to have
> them pointed out and criticized, because we serve the
> people. Anyone, no matter who, may point out our
> shortcomings. If he is right, we will correct them. If what
> he proposes will benefit the people, we will act upon
> it." -Mao Tsetung