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Karl Marx: Capitalism's Weirdest Fanboy

Karl Marx: Capitalism's Weirdest Fanboy

Why Marx was a big believer in Capitalism

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Jun 17, 2024
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Before I studied Marx I thought his vision of a Communist society was a wholesome communal world that had done away with all the evils of capitalism. I thought it was a utopian vision following in the footsteps of Rousseau and his idea of the noble savage — the idea that humans in a state of nature are wonderful but we are corrupted by society and cultu…

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