I used to be a Marxist in my youth. I became disillusioned with Communism and moved over to the other side. For me, 1989 was the end of my youthful illusion. The Left are eternal children.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
I used to be a Marxist in my youth. I became disillusioned with Communism and moved over to the other side. For me, 1989 was the end of my youthful illusion. The Left are eternal children. The appeal of Marxism is the idea that Man is perfectable, and that it is possible to achieve a planned, orderly world. The real world is much messier.