  Eric Hobsbawm  Eric Hobsbawm, historian, died on October 1st,
aged 95  See article  Readers' comments    To me, Marx was a
proponent of Communism, as it is seen by Communists, and not
Communist. Marx did not agree, perhaps, with what he saw, as the
cause why Communism would prevail. He obviously to me, perhaps
felt, that the cause, being undesirable, may not lead to an
effect which is desirable, because unpleasant causes lead to
unpleasant effects. The followers of the Communist movement,
have been feeling guilty that they live in a society which is
supposed to be the precursor to Communism. I am wrong, in a way,
because they may be thinking and feeling otherwise. Perhaps,
Communism is not wrong, but it seems, Marx was not a person who
saw humanity in a bad light. The society it seems, will give up
Communism, in the Communist agenda. Where was society wrong,
according to Marx, when he did think of this ultimate end? And,
where is the human right? Is Marx right, because Communism will
be obsolete? People wil