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donderdag 2 januari 2025

Marx and Mankind

.Marx’ political activism was geared towards bringing down capitalism so as to end the exploitation of the proletariat. But his intentions were broader, reaching much further. He spoke of liberating mankind as a whole from the stupor of “false consciousness”; from the alienations that twisted the species into being selfish and domineering; and from the limitations that impeded mankind from reaching its full creative potential. Verily, few goals could be more noble than this. Hence, one might think that Marx had nothing but good intentions in mind for mankind, but to judge people solely on the basis of their professed intentions, is rather limited. Marx, in fact, would pay any price to see his vision come to life, even if it meant sacrificing millions of people in a global revolutionary war.

(Excerpt from the book - click on the image to read). 



dinsdag 3 september 2024

Marx and Money

Karl Marx, the alleged economist who sought to scientifically prove the inevitable downfall of capitalism and subsequent proletarian revolution leading the world into communism, was entirely unable to manage his personal finances. An overview of his abominable mooching and spending.
(Excerpt from the book - click on the image to read). 


 

vrijdag 8 december 2023

Marx and the Proletarian Revolution

 

It wasn’t just Marx who saw how commoners were being exploited by the juggernaut of capital. Both left and right-wing politicians, aristocrats, union delegates and intellectuals helped introduce numerous laws—the British Factory Acts—to alleviate the burden of the worker. It was hard for Marx to disapprove publicly of these laws, but in his heart, he did. Firmly convinced that class struggle was “the great lever of social transformation”, he distanced himself from the fledgling German Social Democrat Party because it was “showing that it does not wish to pursue the path of forcible, bloody revolution”. Remediating injustices through peaceful and legal means, as the party intended, would not lead to a great revolution and was thus not the desirable approach?

Read the full artucle at UKColumn.

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