“What are you reading, Dear?”
“The Ambassadors. By Henry James.”
“Ah. Never had the nerve to pick that one up. Too deep for me.”
“Charles, did you know Karl Marx is buried at Highgate Cemetery?”
“No, Love, I didn’t. Is that significant?”
“I suppose not. Just wondering why a German revolutionary landed here in London for his eternal rest.”
“Maybe Germany wouldn’t accept him back Rather like George Soros. I understand Hungary won’t let him back into his country. Odd sort of man, really.”
“Hmmmm. Maybe it’s not true that the best things in life are free.”
Just Writing! 
Dear Linda,
Very realistic and revealing conversation. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle. Studying the picture closely turned out to be most informative 🙂
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Whilst I can well imagine now wanting to return to your country of origin, it’s harder to imagine not being allowed to. Food for thought there, Linda.
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not wanting, sorry.
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Makes more sense 🙂
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Thanks, Sandra. I was just thinking about how little the world changes from one century to the next. Technology, yes. But the heart and thinking of mankind? Not so much.
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Marx spent most of his life in exile in London. Plagued by boils.
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One thing I learned this morning is that he relied heavily on financial support from a wealthy friend. Communism at its best 🙂
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Yes, Friedrich Engels
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Some interesting historical facts here. Will have to check some of this out.
A lot of “visionaries” aren’t welcome among their own people until a century has passed. Then they are “history” and can safely be handled. 🙂
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Not only are they history. They are also dead 🙂
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I’ve most certainly never been a fan of Marx or Soros. If you’ve been reading certain things on my blog, you may know that. I agree with anyone who wants to ostracize them. Of course, Jesus wasn’t popular among His own. That’s typical. With Soros and Marx, though, they shouldn’t be allowed anywhere.
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Totally agree.
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Soros is an interesting character, perhaps even more difficult to figure out than Marx. A very typical sort of conversation to overhear. Nicely observed.
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Best use of politics in a story to make a point. I loved it.
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Thank you, Mike .
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Through the ages, people have tried to persuade others to their point of view – not always with success. As time passes, some situations may become more readily accepted to more people. This has happened many times and will continue because of our opinion, we want people to like us and agree with us!
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Yes, we have. I have. We all have. What bothers me in today’s political scene is the threat of bloodshed if we are on the wrong side of political correctness. I will happily converse with anyone about what I believe, but I will not coerce, threaten, or lie (everything should be FREE) to get my way.
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“Odd man of sorts” is one diplomatic way of putting it haha.
Great conversation. I didn’t know Marx was buried in England, explains a lot, influencing from his grave 😀.
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There has been an active Communist Party in the UK since before WWI. It is no surprise that Marx found shelter there.
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Wow, that’s surprising. Growing up in Australia we were taught communism was nasty. The queen is technically our head so I though the British would have been the same.
Learn something knew every day 😀.
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I did some digging, and my date of pre- wwI is not accurate. More like the early 1920’s, following WWI. The UK is a constitutional monarchy; the Queen is an influential titular head, but has no authority in Parliament. She is deeply respected, though, and can influence those in Parliament with whom she is close. It’s a rather complicated relationship, IMO, and as an American I’m sure my own perspective is somewhat skewed. In any case, here’s a website I thought you might be interested in:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain
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Thanks L. Fascinating stuff. The UK parliament looks like an untamed zoo at the moment with Brexit, but I am an outsider looking in…
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I don’t pretend to understand all the ins and outs of Brexit. I have a son and daughter-in-law who live in the UK, and they don’t seem to understand it much better than I do 🙂
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An interesting conversation that would love to have been part of! An excellent take on the prompt.
My story is a but click away!
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Thanks, Keith 🙂
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it must hurt to be treated like a persona non grata.
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Always, no matter how much we try to let things NOT bother us.
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There’s always a price. Poor chap was essentially stateless ultimately.
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I find it difficult to have any real sympathy for him. He theories and writings have murdered hundreds of thousands, especially during the 20th century, and under the mask of socialism they continue to cause political unrest and anger; i.e. Venezuela, most recently.
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Do we ever understand history when it is not always the whole truth. Todays events are tomorrows history and yet we let the politicians do dreadful things.
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And the same events are recorded from whatever the writer or organization is promoting, so it’s hard to know the complete truth.
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I enjoyed the dialog between them.
The info in the tale creates a want to know more.
Isadora 😎
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Thank you, Isadora. I’m glad it has that effect.
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Love the conversation and the engagement in the comments section!
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Thanks so much. It’s been interesting and informative, which is exactly what I love.
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Good dialogue. It is well known Marx had Engels looking after him 😉
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Very very nicely written! Come to think of it, two startlingly different personalities nursing ideologies belonging to a totally opposing spectrum, yet sharing a curious fate.
Best Wishes
Cheers
Venky
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Thank you so much, Venky. You saw clearly what I was trying to say 🙂
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Good conversation.
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I think you are rarely too popular in your home country … have to check why.
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Familiarity breeds contempt?
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What a lovely chat, realistic and it flows beautifully
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The last line read like a punchline for me. Given his communist views.
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Precisely!
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A good story well written, Linda. The issue of a person’s country rejecting them is especially tragic in these times. There is the large detainment camp in Syria where the wives, widows, and children of the ISIS fighters are being detained. Their countries of origin don’t want them and the conditions in the camp are poor. Many of the women resent this and now many are again spreading the ISIS beliefs through fear and the teaching of them to their children. Not enough attention is being paid to the problem. —- Suzanne
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What a mess!It’s like playing Whack-a-Mole. You smack down one of the critters, and three more pop up.
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