The Conservative Wahoo: In Praise of Marx

Monday, April 11, 2011

In Praise of Marx

No, seriously. Not me praising Marx--but SOMEONE praising Marx.

HT: The Browser

3 comments:

Goldwater's Ghost said...: Loved him in 'A Night At The Opera'.; April 11, 2011
"The Hammer" said...: I'm not so quick to give Marx a pass on the sins of communism. Marx, as brilliant as he was, had to know man would not evolve through heightened awareness (or whatever) into a selfless automaton dutifully working for the greater good of greater mankind. He had to know the "dictatorship of the proletariat" would inevitably turn into a bloodbath and the exact opposite of the classless utopia he envisioned.
I sometimes think he was a brilliant thinker looking for that grand theory that would justify him sponging off Engles and the rest.; April 11, 2011
Tom de Plume said...: When Marx wrote "from each according to his ability,to each according to his needs", do you think he ever saw the day when a member of society wouldn't become productive until his 23rd year or so? Do you think he ever foresaw people retiring at 65 and enjoying both a check and healthcare benefits (make that 55 and half pay for gubmint employees) for the next 15 - 20 years? Do you think he'd look today and say, "No wonder your all broke."; April 11, 2011

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