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25 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
I consider myself a leftist, have read Marx, and support many of his core principals | |
12 (48%) |
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I consider myself a leftist, have read Marx, but do not support his core principals | |
1 (4%) |
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I consider myself a leftist and have never read Marx | |
2 (8%) |
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I consider myself a centrist and have read Marx | |
1 (4%) |
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I consider myself a centrist and have not read Marx | |
1 (4%) |
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Marx is irrelevant to my concetpion of leftist politics | |
5 (20%) |
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I consider myself a leftist, have read Marx, and support some of his ideas/analysis | |
3 (12%) |
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I've read The Communist Manifesto a few times and do support some of his principles.
TexasTowelie
Aug 2014
#2
When Marx and his followers call for the 'elimination of private property,' it is
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#51
ummm... the concept of a free holding yeoman or franklin pre-exists the Early-Modern period....
Adrahil
Aug 2014
#98
holding land is not owning land. There is a key distinction, as I already made clear.
BainsBane
Aug 2014
#101
Thank you for making that distinguishment between private and personal property.
TexasTowelie
Aug 2014
#57
Wow, this is a big topic to get into here and maybe not well-suited to this forum. Here's what I can
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#64
I don't think "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need" is a
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#5
Depends what you mean by "tried." Many would argue that most self-proclaimed Communist regimes
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#16
while I agree with what you are saying, I wonder why I don't consider myself a centrist
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#25
It's not either/or. In fact, there is arguably almost no country that is purely capitalist *or*
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#44
Nonsense. The only proscription is against owning OTHER PEOPLE'S means of production
eridani
Aug 2014
#58
Star Trek is set in a socialist\communist milieu. (Ever see any money changing hands
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#69
Oddly enough, I was reading some commentary on the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
TexasTowelie
Aug 2014
#88
Like I said, nothing has to be an absolute. I just think it's a decent general principle. n/t
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#104
I think all of us have some beliefs that are far left. I would also say that I am "moderate left."
3rdwaydem
Aug 2014
#24
Sigh. Is there anything specific in Marx' and Engels' corpus with which you
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#72
So much here to take issue with, one hardly knows where to start. You're right that
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#94
Anyone who holds that capitalism was either naturally or historically inevitable should study more
YoungDemCA
Aug 2014
#49
Well, Marx himself viewed capitalism as largely inevitable and *beneficial*, although
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#73
My ambition is to read Das Kapital in German before I die. I'm going to have
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#75
Yes, but it's also pretty clear that Marx probably would have agreed with him.
Benton D Struckcheon
Aug 2014
#90
Marxism is excellent at identifying serious problems. Unfortunately, it sucks at realistic solutions
Tommy_Carcetti
Aug 2014
#95