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Pretty Good Summation of the Far Left (or Far Right in Terms of Need for Government Control)

Many still regard Marxism as a good idea that fell into bad hands, notably Lenin’s and Stalin’s. I prefer the view of Martin Amis, expressed in The New York Times the other day: “It was not a good idea that somehow went wrong. It was a very bad idea from the outset, forced into life with barely imaginable self-righteousness, pedantry, dynamism and horror.” It defied human nature, so humans accepted it only under threat of violence, which inevitably was applied. In the hands of bullies who wanted power, Marxism was a terrifying weapon.

http://nationalpost.com/opinion/robert-fulford-smart-people-still-fall-for-the-murderous-fraud-of-communism
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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
Most of what Marx actually wrote was a critical theory about capitalism.

Read some Marx then decide for yourself.
okaybut · 56-60, M
@Burnley123 I studied it in school. The arguments were to some extent well outlined. He just forget the primal individualism mixes with the collective.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
I'm not sure that is really his analysis, though it might be the view of a teacher. His theory of history is all about who human' s mix with the collective.

In some ways we are inherently social creatures anyway and have been since we were hunter gatherers. Darwinism is for sharks.