After reading Bessner's response it seems he is simply incapable of providing direct answers...which certainly puts him in the rank of "American intellectual", as he so proudly mentions.
Just look what he wrote here: "I also don't believe I ever addressed the feasibility, or lack thereof, of communism. Suffice to say, I don't think it's on the horizon."
Huh? What does communism being "on the horizon" have to do with it being feasible?
I agree with him that other people could consider other "freedoms", like housing or healthcare more important than freedoms of speech, religion, etc (note - I don't believe anything that requires the labor/funds of another person can be considered a "freedom", but I digress)...however, he could easily separate the Soviet Union from people who hold those beliefs, however he does not choose to do so.
Further, he claims he couldn't be pro-soviet because it only existed for the first seven years of his life...what a cop-out. Certainly, you couldn't possibly be in favor of bringing something back that used to exist, but doesn't any longer right? /sarcasm
This whole thing seems like a sick joke...but such is the state of American intellectualism I suppose.
After reading Bessner's response it seems he is simply incapable of providing direct answers...which certainly puts him in the rank of "American intellectual", as he so proudly mentions.
Just look what he wrote here: "I also don't believe I ever addressed the feasibility, or lack thereof, of communism. Suffice to say, I don't think it's on the horizon."
Huh? What does communism being "on the horizon" have to do with it being feasible?
I agree with him that other people could consider other "freedoms", like housing or healthcare more important than freedoms of speech, religion, etc (note - I don't believe anything that requires the labor/funds of another person can be considered a "freedom", but I digress)...however, he could easily separate the Soviet Union from people who hold those beliefs, however he does not choose to do so.
Further, he claims he couldn't be pro-soviet because it only existed for the first seven years of his life...what a cop-out. Certainly, you couldn't possibly be in favor of bringing something back that used to exist, but doesn't any longer right? /sarcasm
This whole thing seems like a sick joke...but such is the state of American intellectualism I suppose.