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On May 5th, 1818, Karl Marx, hero of the international proletatiat, was born. His revolution of Socialist theory reverberates throughout the world carries on to this day, in increasing magnitude. Every passing day, he is vindicated. His analysis of Capitalism, development of the theory of Scientific Socialism, and advancements on dialectics to become Dialectical Materialism, have all played a key role in the past century, and have remained ever-more relevant throughout.

He didn't always rock his famous beard, when he was younger he was clean shaven!

Some significant works:

Economic & Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

The Civil War in France

Wage Labor & Capital

Wages, Price, and Profit

Critique of the Gotha Programme

Manifesto of the Communist Party (along with Engels)

The Poverty of Philosophy

And, of course, Capital Vol I-III

Interested in Marxism-Leninism, but don't know where to start? Check out my "Read Theory, Darn it!" introductory reading list!

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[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Eh, isn't that argument more about being greedy for ressources rather than capital in particular? I mean, why did empires conquer stuff?

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[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

smh why do libs have to embarrass themselves everytime there is a reference to Marx

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

I'll be honest, I picked this meme precisely because I knew it would draw out liberals, and I think it's been effective in convincing a few people to reconsider their prior understanding.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

Because they are taught to never, ever, read any of his books. It's the Necronomicon for them.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Communism is actually human nature. Think about before the human era when everyone was hunter gatherers working together and sharing was what kept everyone alive. There was no currency or concept of ownership.

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[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Good meme but terrible martial arts. Never try to catch a punch.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I didn't make the meme, so 🤷

Just wrote the description.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's from Invincible and the guy's a superhero, so maybe superheroes can catch punches.

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