Economics Questions

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

Andrew Cain — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:48:40 GMT

abskebabs:

I wonder how Engels justified his earning of profits from the sweat of his workers, or for that matter how Marx agreed to accept such "evil" money. Guess consistency was not their sharp sword...

Well you have to remember, much of his humanist works which deal with communism were only actually printed until the 1930's.

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

abskebabs — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:01:36 GMT

I wonder how Engels justified his earning of profits from the sweat of his workers, or for that matter how Marx agreed to accept such "evil" money. Guess consistency was not their sharp sword...

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

William — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:14:03 GMT

bloomj31:

I've read that Marx was not rich and actually lived off of Engels, a true member of the bourgeoisie. I do not know if this is true though.

You could argue that Marx was being paid for his value to Engles. I doubt Engles would have given Marx money if he did not value his work.

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

bloomj31 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:02:51 GMT

joe costello:

All they understand are the machine guns and or real political pressure

It seems to me there are lots of people like that. Wouldn't let it worry you.

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

joe costello — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:44:29 GMT

All they understand are the machine guns and or real political pressure

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

joe costello — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:42:47 GMT

and then refuse to agree

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

joe costello — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:42:04 GMT

Don't argue with Marxists,they know they are full of shit but they just don't care.They want to make you stand there and explain logic to them.

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

joe costello — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:55:53 GMT

Giant_Joe:

Laughing Man:

joe costello:

sounded like it.Never the less why jump all over that person?

Mostly because Daniel deserves it for his irrational love of PS3.

Exactly. It's a bourgeois console. As we had discussed in another thread, the eggboggs 360 is the console of the proletariat. ;)

That's funny as hell.

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

The Late Andrew Ryan — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:32:31 GMT

Beefheart:

bloomj31:

I've read that Marx was not rich and actually lived off of Engels, a true member of the bourgeoisie. I do not know if this is true though.

He was the son of a rich lawyer, I believe (a rich something, at least). He then married into a very aristocratic family (and would mistreat and neglect poor Mrs. Marx throughout their marriage). He got his funds from the wealthy manufacturer and only friend, Engels. He was a leech more than anything else, very suitable for a communist.

That looks about right. Marx, after getting out of college and before hooking up with Engels, had basically no job and never really looked for one, just worked for random radical newspapers, as a result 2 of his children died of stress and malnutrition and he was always extremely abusive and EXPLOITATIVE of those around him. After those (10?) years or so Marx met up with Engels and became wealthier than he was even at birth, at his death his wife was routinely holding parties for bourgeois members of society and they were living in the top 5% of English society. Engels was a factory owner whose workers were treated about as well as most others of the time period.

Marx was a disgusting man.... And also an antisemitic descendant of a Jewish family (lol)

Also, as a proud member of the bourgeoisie I would like to say that I adore my PS3 and I happily spit upon the inferior second hand Xbox 360 and its proletarian owners.... Most of whom are poor and being exploited in my factory as we speak, and cannot return to their wives and children in time to get any descent gaming time in..... WAHAHAHA!!!! (Readjusts monocle and pets puffy white cat which is sitting on my lap and then counts money out of his giant sack of the stuff)

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

filc — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:27:38 GMT

Whats the wii? ><

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

Giant_Joe — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:16:01 GMT

Laughing Man:

joe costello:

sounded like it.Never the less why jump all over that person?

Mostly because Daniel deserves it for his irrational love of PS3.

Exactly. It's a bourgeois console. As we had discussed in another thread, the eggboggs 360 is the console of the proletariat. ;)

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

DanielMuff — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:50:40 GMT

Laughing Man:

joe costello:

sounded like it.Never the less why jump all over that person?

Mostly because Daniel deserves it for his irrational love of PS3.

[Russian accent] It's a particularly rational brand.

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

Beefheart — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:35:48 GMT

bloomj31:

I've read that Marx was not rich and actually lived off of Engels, a true member of the bourgeoisie. I do not know if this is true though.

He was the son of a rich lawyer, I believe (a rich something, at least). He then married into a very aristocratic family (and would mistreat and neglect poor Mrs. Marx throughout their marriage). He got his funds from the wealthy manufacturer and only friend, Engels. He was a leech more than anything else, very suitable for a communist.

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

Andrew Cain — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:21:52 GMT

joe costello:

sounded like it.Never the less why jump all over that person?

Mostly because Daniel deserves it for his irrational love of PS3.

Re: Praxeology is Bourgeoisie

bloomj31 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:20:30 GMT

I've read that Marx was not rich and actually lived off of Engels, a true member of the bourgeoisie. I do not know if this is true though.