So my standard World History classes have been lurking around the 19th Century these past two weeks. Talked a lot about revolutions, evolutions and all sorts of isms (Conservativism, Liberalism, Socialism, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Marxism). Today we were chatting about the unfunniest of the Marx Brothers...Karl.In Das Kapital, Marx states that our ability to transform our environment is one of the things that differentiates us from the beasts (no...not right-wing talk show hosts...animals). Regarding transforming our environment I mentioned the plans to build a ski mountain from scratch north of Fort Worth. The planned Bearfire Resort (pictured) will feature a 250 tall man-made mountain and 35 acres of artifical ski slopes. Skiing in August...in Texas. We'll see if that ever really gets off the ground...literally.
Well to later prove Marx's theory about the two armed camps (proletarians and bourgeoisie) in constant struggle one of my students from the working classes came up to me after class to ask when this fake mountain was going to be built. I said I didn't know for sure...but sometime in the next two years I believe. You'll have to check the website. Well, he said he had never been skiing or snowboarding and would really like to give it a shot. He said this whole transforming the environment thing rocks.
