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DanielMuff Posted: Fri, Nov 13 2009 12:25 AM

Does polylogism refute Marxism? After all, Marx was bourgeoisie, not proletariat. 

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Daniel:

Does polylogism refute Marxism? After all, Marx was bourgeoisie, not proletariat. 

Good question. Marx himself never addressed this issue since many of his humanist works didn't come out until the early 20th century. However when they did, the justification for how Marx was able to dodge this dilemma was 'well Marx was an intellectual and intellectuals float above the class conflict'

 

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DanielMuff replied on Fri, Nov 13 2009 12:45 AM

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Daniel:

Does polylogism refute Marxism? After all, Marx was bourgeoisie, not proletariat. 

Good question. Marx himself never addressed this issue since many of his humanist works didn't come out until the early 20th century. However when they did, the justification for how Marx was able to dodge this dilemma was 'well Marx was an intellectual and intellectuals float above the class conflict'

This reminds me of the commies in the 19th century who indulged sex, wine, etc., but it didn't mean anything to them because they were beyond it, yet their followers were sinners for engaging in any of it. 

To paraphrase Marc Faber: We're all doomed, but that doesn't mean that we can't make money in the process.
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Stephan Kinsella: "Say you and I both want to make a German chocolate cake."

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