Poem by Mao

["Chris, London" <100423.2040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Despite, Ralph, your fiery projections, let me say I posted
the poem by Mao, to demonstrate that he was not an entirely
exemplary Maoist. But perhaps this is well established now.

In fact I did not personally find it very attractive, and feared
it was cloying, but I am not a judge of that style, and within that
style, some might have found it relatively good. I left that
question open.

We might begin guardedly* to like certain points in each other's contributions
but I anticipate our relationship, if it continues, would remain
highly complicated. You are, it is clear to me, almost as complicated
an individual as myself.


Chris, London.


* no Ralph, relax, not Red-guardedly. I would not put that on you.

BTW I know you object to my psychologising but I must ask if you were ever
trapped in a lift - sorry an elevator - for several hours with a dozen 
Mao-suited
female - yes probably female - Maoists, who were using the Little
Red Book as a material force? You have obviously had some
traumatically disabling experience at the hands of Maoists. Can you tell us
what the very worst thing was they ever did to you?




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