[4529] in Depressing_Thoughts
at least she outlasted tricky dick
danb@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (danb@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Apr 24 14:48:41 1994
the person most responsible for my political views, my attitude of the
nature of humanity, and my willingness to attack mainstream thought died
last night at 8:30.
one of the most bizarre ironies of this is that she was a crotchety, old
stereotypical jewish mother who took advantage of people, complained a lot,
was bizarre to visit, went through cycles of not wanting to see us and then
demanding a visit, etc.
but at the same time, she was a socialist labor organizer in the 40's, went
to college when women weren't supposed to, talked to me about the authors i
read, introduced me to chomsky's work, wrote me the most amazing letters,
was willing to come to michigan for my high school graduation, listened
when i talked, and was unwavering in her politics.
my grandmother was an amazing lady. and she outlasted tricky dick by a
day. hopefully, so will her memory.
et lux perpetua, luceat eis.
