I am one of those proud teachers that Nigel Farage has in mind (Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues, 9 October). For many years, as part of teaching media, film and journalism, I sought to educate students about basic political terms and concepts. Marxism was, and is, nothing resembling the totalitarian bogeyman that the USSR so conveniently became. Marxism is a doctrine espousing fairness, equal opportunity, redistribution of wealth and emancipation. It aims to be fully democratic. I found examining the lyrics of John Lennon’s Imagine to be most effective.
The poison here is Farage’s ethnonationalist rhetoric, rooted in the kind of capitalism that Marxism sets out to destroy. He represents the antithesis of fairness, harmony and emancipation. He must find the time to read up about Marxism.
Dr Jan Udris
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
