.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).
