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Exactly my point! It’s almost entirely peripheral trivia mounted around a cheap smear. No elaboration, no explanation, no evidence beyond references to past cla
by extralego 8y ago
Exactly my point! It’s almost entirely peripheral trivia mounted around a cheap smear. No elaboration, no explanation, no evidence beyond references to past claims.
- jack_pp 8y agoIs every article supposed to contain the entire history of a topic? This particular one did not feel like a smear to me as much as a presentation of an opposing perspective, one given in a calm respectful tone which contradicts your obvious tone in trying to smear the article itself.
- topspin 8y ago> Is every article supposed to contain the entire history of a topic? Every article is supposed to perform however much mental gymnastics are necessary to absolve Marx et al of any fault or flaw.
- extralego 8y agoOK. This was only my interpretation. I don’t have any goals or anything against the author. I actually like some of his art writing. I just think the article delivers a bold misrepresentation of it’s central figure; also one of the most studied persons of the 19th century. It seems silly that’s all.