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[thehen]

Being a Bostonian, I feel obliged to make some form of reference to the Red Sox's victory. But I can't decide between mockery of competitive sports in general, or mockery of the pathetic aspirations of those poor souls that proudly proclaim themselves to be "die hards

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[cincinnatus]

Is it really more pathetic to be a die-hard sox fan than a die-hard Communist? After all, the sox haven't been nearly as thorougly discredited as communism has.

Berard

[thehen]

firstly, yes, it really is more pathetic to be a die-hard sox fan than a communist

[cincinnatus]

My point exactly. It's been tried and tried and tried- and always fails, always turns into a dystopian nightmare. Hence, discredited, in all but the most hopelessly lost academic circles (of which there seems to be a disconcerting amount) and you, my old.

Berard

socialist failure

[thehen]

This is a very huge issue, and I don't expect to convince you of the progressive nature of Russia and other countries that had revolutions in relation to capitalist societies, or the historical possibility of socialism

[thehen]

The recent Red Sox mania makes me wish I knew "fat-man" John Kallel. I can imagine his reaction to his team's winning out, expressing his frenzied hype with a prolonged "SUCK IT JETER" or something to that affect.

[keshet29]

Hi, Ben. I heard you were back in the U.S., and was excitedly wondering if you brought my books back?

Keshet

[thehen]

Hey Keshet, I am back and I do have your books, at least four of them which is hopefully all of them, so you can pick them up at my Boston house anytime.