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Mathematical Manuscripts of Karl Marx
- jdksmdbtbdnmsm 3y agoMarx is deservedly the most famous man in history.
- PM_me_your_math 3y ago[dead]
- plexman 3y agoYes, right after hitler.
- marcusverus 3y agoBoth progressives and conservatives should be able to agree that Marx is the perfect figurehead for the left. For the left, he's the patron saint of economic progress; for the right, the patron saint of unintended consequences.
- jdksmdbtbdnmsm 3y agoProgressives? Karl Marx 'owned the libs' more and better than any person in history. The degree to which he despised liberals really cannot be exaggerated. He despised liberalism even more than capitalism. In fact, he was quite fond of capitalism.
- anon25783 3y agoHe was not "fond" of capitalism - he rightly considered it preferable to feudalism, but to Marx, capitalism and liberalism were two sides of the same coin: capitalism the economic side, liberalism the political side. He was a revolutionary socialist and a proponent of organized labor; the "liberalism" Marx hated was what we would now call "classical liberalism".
- jdksmdbtbdnmsm 3y agoHe was fond of capitalism because it was a prerequisite stage to socialism, and saying he considered capitalism "preferrable" to feudalism is far too simplistic. To barely even scratch the surface, capitalism would be preferred by the bourgeoise but a nightmare for peasants and the aristocracy. Peasants everywhere fought aggressively against being forced into factories, but they were unorganized so they never won for very long.
- anon25783 3y agoI think the most famous man in history would have to be Jesus of Nazareth. Marx is definitely up there, though.
- jdksmdbtbdnmsm 3y agoFair enough! But Marx would be second.
- anon25783 3y agoIndeed. At minimum, approximately everyone in China, Russia, and other states currently or formerly governed by a self-described Communist party, i.e. at least a quarter of all people alive. Not to mention that it is becoming difficult to go online without seeing someone expressing an opinion about Marxism, pro or against.
- jdksmdbtbdnmsm 3y agoAlso people propagandized by anti-communists in capitalist nations, despite such people being so malinformed.
- anon25783 3y agoyeah