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gordianot

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4. Excellent retort.

Reply to Taverner (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 06:18 PM

Sep 2013

I would maintain that the reason Lenninist and Stalinist did not care for Marx is they were on top of the Alpha pyramid. Overcoming human nature will not be easy.

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Why Marx was Right [View all] Taverner Sep 2013 OP

Once upon a time there were several nation states who studied Marx at length. gordianot Sep 2013 #1

Complete BS - TBF Sep 2013 #2

Please allow me to retort: Taverner Sep 2013 #3

Excellent retort. gordianot Sep 2013 #4

That's why I think a decentralized socialism is the solution Taverner Sep 2013 #5

I met a distant cousin who grew up in East Germany at family reunion. gordianot Sep 2013 #6

I came to the conclusion that revolutionary class consciousness is near impossible. joshcryer Sep 2013 #7

+1000 Taverner Sep 2013 #8