Bill McKibben: My life as a communist

[marmar]

from the WaPo:




My life as a communist

By Bill McKibben
Tuesday, March 1, 2011


My life as a communist actually began without me knowing it, on Friday evening, when Glenn Beck spent his program explaining about a "communistic" conspiracy that included 10 groups in America. One was 350.org, a global campaign to fight climate change that I helped found three years ago. He even put our logo up on his whiteboard - and next to it a hammer and sickle.

Since I don't actually watch Mr. Beck, I didn't know about it until e-mails began to arrive, informing me that indeed I was a communist. My first reaction was: I'm not a communist. I'm a Methodist.

But then I reconsidered. What exactly was I doing when those e-mails arrived? I was downloading an iPad app, At Bat 11, which lets me (for only $14.99) hear the broadcast of any baseball game anywhere in the country. Since I live in New England, I use it to track our beloved Boston squad, whose moniker I had never before deeply contemplated. Now - well, enough said.

And the next morning, on my first full day as a communist? I spent most of it outdoors, at the annual New England festival for young cross-country ski racers. More than 500 kids from across the region were competing, and I was standing on the toughest hill cheering. And here's the thing - at least with the first- and second-graders, I was cheering for everyone equally. Not only that, but did you know where this particular type of skiing was invented? Norway. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022803518.html

[txlibdem]

1. Embrace it. Walk around with it a bit. It's not so bad being a Communist

Especially when you realize just how screwed up the world is thanks to Capitalism and the greed, corruption and disastrous policies that it brings.

Say good night to the ancien régime.