Reply #5: That's bullstuff. [View All]

[rogerashton]

This misrepresents both Marxism and the Manifesto. The "planks" are a mixed bag of ideas, some of which were Communist (i.e. particular to the League of Communists, a German exile group who commissioned Marx to write the Manifesto for their group) and some of which were common to pretty nearly every progressive around, and were there in the spirit of "oh, of course, we are for that too!!" Moreover, the page you reference is tendentious and untruthful, for example in equating "minimum wage" with "slavery." Think about that a minute! And having thought, please do not waste our time with the demonization of those you dislike, which is the first step on the road to terrorism.