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A comment on Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.).

Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by subarctic on Sunday May 14, 2023 @05:33PM (#35941515)
One of the comments, by someone named Stewart Tansley:

> Personally, I miss the objectivism debates - Come back Magnus, all is forgiven!

Is this a reference to Magnus Pym, the main character in A Perfect Spy by John le Carré?

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Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by davidgay on Sunday May 14, 2023 @09:28PM (#35942979)
> Is this a reference to Magnus Pym, the main character in A Perfect Spy by John le Carré?

No, probably a reference to https://groups.google.com/g/eunet.politics/search?q=magnus%2...

I wasted too much time (not that much, but any time on this topic with a "true believer" like Magnus was completely wasted) arguing objectivism with him as an undergrad...

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