Today I went to a used book fair. I always like these events because while 99% of the goods are junk the remaining 1% makes it well worth your while. Anyway I went there very early as to still find some good deals and as I walked among the 100+ stalls one thing immediately struck me. The stalls were literally loaded with every conceivable book about Marxism and all its offshots written by every obscure author. I lost track of the many editions of Das Kapital and I literally could not believe how many books from obscure Marxist/Lenist authors were available. Since most of them appeared in top shape I wondered if they had ever been read. I asked myself if in a few years time Al Gore's books will turn up in similar conditions.
Anyway I stopped in front of a stall which had some Maoist tomes on display. I turned down a book about Cultural Revolution propaganda (mostly because the images were too small and in black/white) and picked up a copy of Mao's Little Red Book. I've never read anything from the man himself so I figured I could have a laugh at his insane ramblings. The seller twittered "Special price: 20€! It's a very rare edition". Knowing from experience when people want to screw me I said "No thanks" and handed him the book back. Later investigations turned out that same edition will go for as much as 6€ on eBay, including shipping. I wonder what Mao himself would say about this!
Haha, very funny. I always think of ways to piss off a Marxist just by make a statement that puts him in
a contradictory position. You could've asked him if he really 'needed' the 20 dollar, or just that it isn't his
book, just a book.
It's so fun to see when a marxist is having braindefunctioning just because his theory of the world makes
so much sense to him, but the real life is just not how it should be.