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The appeal and any truthful aspect of Marx’s ideas seem to be inextricable from its exploitation to justify a cornucopia of violent ideologies and disgusting cu
by jl2718 6y ago
The appeal and any truthful aspect of Marx’s ideas seem to be inextricable from its exploitation to justify a cornucopia of violent ideologies and disgusting culture wars.
Even a fully-sane intellectual Marxist cannot escape the communities around them that will twist every word to support their preferred derangements. Unfortunately it doesn’t matter what Marx may have thought. His name is now synonymous with anything destructive of civilization by its malcontents.
Consider also, at risk of the above, that this situation, applied to both ‘sides’, is probably the best way to prevent a population from engaging in any meaningful consideration of their condition, and especially any discovery of common ground.
- Dracophoenix 6y agoIt's inextricably linked because that's what he advocated for in his more famous political tract. Yes, gulags weren't mentioned by name. However, mass industrialized revolution was a seen as a requirement to any pursuit of Communism.