http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/10/15/whs_anita_dunn_says_mao_is_favorite_philosopher.html

This white official says Mao is her favorite philosopher. Unbelievable. She is so familiar with the revolutionary story in a wrong way. Mao Se Tung was basically a thug for the Russians, who followed communism. Everywhere the Maos have ruled, they have looted individuality , family and self organized collectives in favor of rigid thuggery of parties. Everywhere they have massacred thousands and millions of people.

One could have a second opinion on Ms Dunn’s advise to ‘find your own calcutta’  mentioned in the video -  Kolkata had a political and  intellectual tradition – Both original  local voices and ideas, scientific thoughts. As a center of colonial seat it had an expertise in european system.  Millions had found a Kolkata of dreams  that had money and Imperial British power, CV Raman’s working place, Associated with Bose and Bankim Chandra, Aurobindo and Rabindra nath Tagore.

   It is easier to find a Kokatta  with  crowd, poor, pollution, stabbed to thousands contradictions by its masters who were infatuated with the world – imperial seat, or atleast communism when Britain left. [ The US Embassy used to be on street named after Ho Chi Min – a communist] .But the ones who looked to Kolkata as inspiration – And not all were power brokers – They had a much stronger, dynamic and humane story that can comfortably sing for itself if the song of poverty of Kolkata ever get tired.