User:Berkekalman

BerkeKalman is my predecessor's name at the time of immigration. As with many new to the US, he was practically ignored when he presented his papers and his name was changed by the immigration office in Boston, MA. It is a Magyar name and that language is a version of the Altaic family of languages of the Mongolian peoples. Only the Finnish have a similar language and that is why it is a difficult language for Indo-European language speakers, like myself. The family name is given first, then the given name so that you are clear as to which Berke this is!

I am a long time student of Utopian Socialism as well as a proponent of Scientific Socialism. I was educated at The Ohio State University and my favorite and most inspiring teacher is Harvey Goldberg. Harvey is a specialist on French history and culture of the 18th and 19th Centuries. In one course, on the French Revolution, there was standing room only in the room on the day the crowd stormed the Bastille. It was a dramatic and minutely detailed exposition. His most impressive course offered was the Rise of Liberalism in which Harvey clearly demonstrated the aberrant nature of Capitalism in the history of human society.He also delivered a State of the Union address after the usual one given before Congress by the President of the US. Harvey's was more important because it was precise and true, and of course, humorous. Thank you Harvey Goldberg, wherever you are! I think of you and thank you always.

My writings to date have been expositions on the rise of American Fascism. The corporate control of the economy and governance of the US since the 19th Century is complete. Reagan closed the doors on the New Deal, itself a peaceful attempt to establish a social democracy in the US, and we have had unbridled corporatism ever since. The framework espoused by Mussolini in his Corporate state is now a perfect replica in the US. And Americans like it. I wish Kalman had stayed in Budapest.