[Marxism] Marx's Grave - When is a grave not a grave

["Chris Warren" <cwarren@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a misunderstanding.  The monument to Marx at Highgate does NOT
represent crudities of socialist realism.

The monument is not 'pretty unappealing'.  It is a construction properly
inspired by the world recognised worth of the intellectual output of Karl
Marx.  Only those who have other motives or interests could suggest.....

>Am I the only one bothered by this notion of a 'pilgrimage' to
>Highgate? The evocative language used in the above is reminiscent of
>Islamic hajj, not to mention the questionable adulation for what is, in
>essence, a pretty unappealing concrete monolith reminiscent of all the
>crudities of socialist realism.

>It seems the 'cult of Marx' proselytising continues into the 21st
>Century, the prophetic tribe of diamat-icians lurking, waiting, like
>something from a Romero movie. Joy.

>-M

For the rest of us, an outing to Highgate when in London is just as
interesting as any other outing one may do such as to Greenwich meridian,
White Tower,  etc etc.

However people should be aware that the site most people visit, with the
famous monument, is not Marx's actual grave.  His grave is actually in
Highgate East which is closed to the public.  Eleanor Marx is buried there
as well.


It is worth walking through Waterlow Park (from the north)to the entrance of
Highgate East.  Marx's monument is, as I remember at the back of the
cemetery from the entrance - I guess approximately near where Lulot Gardens
abuts the cemetery.



Chris Warren



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