a funny email I got this weekend
Mark, the organizer of the Netzwerk Philadelphia German group (meetup) that I’ve been going to pretty regularly since I moved here sent out a hilarious email to a few people. There’s been an outflux of people in the past few months, started Martin who moved (back) to Germany, Sylvia who moved to San Francisco, Gundula who went back to Munich (she was only ever going to be here for a year), and now Marc, Stefanie, and their son Jakob are moving back to Germany too!* Besides considering them part of the “core” group, Mark’s totally in love with Jakob , who is possibly one of the cutest and most good-natured babies ever. It’s really sweet that he’s throwing a bit of a farewell party.
Liebe Genossen und Genossinnen,
Fellow workers and comrades. The Socialist movement is as wide as the world and its mission is to win the world, the whole world, from animalism, and consecrate it to humanity. To realize this great social ideal is a work of education, and organization. The working classes must be aroused. They must be made to hear the trumpet call of solidarity: economic solidarity and political solidarity.
Genosse Schmidt and Genossin Storf have carried this work forward here in the stomach of the Capitalist beast. Yet, there comes a time when those who have fought the proud fight against pre-modernist, ex-parte and post partem imperialist oppression must return to the the socialist fatherland to once more make common cause with the proletariart and to acquire adequate health care coverage.
That being the case, you are invited to celebrate the departure of our faithful comrades-in-beer, Genossin Stefanie Storf, Genosse Marc Schmidt, and Genosschen Jakob. We will be convening at the address below on Sunday, September 14 starting at 5 pm. Following Genosse Hass’ self-critical session on “Marcuse and the Dialectic of Strudel”, food and drink will be served, courtesy of the people and our global sponsor, Wachovia Bank.
Attendence is mandatory. That includes Genossen Swaboda and Gebauer. Please let us know if you can join us!
Yours in Solidarity,
The Central Committee for the Establishment of Peaceful Coexistance and Repatriation to Germany
*There have probably been others but it’s not coming to mind right now. I suppose the list looks pretty sparse to represent an exodus but since they were all pretty frequently at the Stammtische it’s like a bunch of regulars are disappearing :-(
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