Mark: on washington square Mark: i don't suppose you'd want to come hear leftists argue about whether obama's candidacy is a real part of "the struggles" Mark: downtown me: where? me: It's, like, just stop and give up me: Democratic Socialists of America me: I'm kind of surprised these people still exist Mark: i was kind of thinking there might be an anthropological interest me: I'd kind of like to go do an article on it me: I might be able to make it but my dad's in town so I might be having a decidedly non-leftist dinner with him, but I'll give you a call around then me: what time? Mark: hold on Mark: but, yes, i am somewhat taken aback Mark: they're nice people me: wow Mark: one of them, semi-ironically i think (hope) refers to his "comrades" me: and I say that as an officer in an atheist advocacy organization Mark: the "radical film and lecture series" people are actually my classmates at nyu soc