As anyone who has spent time on a campsite will tell you, it is not a socialist utopia. Who could possibly think that it is?
Well, someone does: the Guardian’s Aditya Chakrabortty. Drawing on the philosophies of G.A.Cohen he has laid out why he feels a weekend in a damp tent is the best way of living out Marx’s dream.
As someone who once spent two and a half months living in a tent (for good, professional reasons, I promise), I can confirm he is wrong – read my Comment is Free response here to find out why.
Camping isn’t communist
markwallace | 6 Comments » Posted on July 15, 2010As anyone who has spent time on a campsite will tell you, it is not a socialist utopia. Who could possibly think that it is?
Well, someone does: the Guardian’s Aditya Chakrabortty. Drawing on the philosophies of G.A.Cohen he has laid out why he feels a weekend in a damp tent is the best way of living out Marx’s dream.
As someone who once spent two and a half months living in a tent (for good, professional reasons, I promise), I can confirm he is wrong – read my Comment is Free response here to find out why.