I agree. To say he is a difficult read is an understatement. Reading it is one thing, understanding him is another. Many a phd thesis has been written that just involve dumbing his material down. None of the critics on here have made any statement beyond the standard kneejerk comments about his ideas on the shortcomings of capitalism. Which only prove they have no idea the breadth and the scope of his work. I am trying my hardest not to get involved in this thread. Marx was a genius.
I can hear it now, "but he was wrong about the revolution". Listen up halfwits. Marx was writing at a time when the proletariate were working under conditions that one could barely imagine now. Marx only failed to predict the ability of capitalism and the means of production to adapt. It would have only been a matter of time if people were forced to work under horrific conditions that they would eventually rise up and start killing. Conditions improved enough to keep people happy and keep the revolution a distant idea. This still holds true today, 90% of the population make enough to just survive on a daily basis. The artificial need created by the culture industry keeps you consuming, keeps you working for whatever they will give you. Fucking sheep.
I agree, I would like to know what he ripped off from someone else.
Last edited by [Labret] at Nov 5 2003, 04:34 PM
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