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The Communist Manifesto

By: Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Narrated by: Joe Geoffrey
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Edited by Samuel H. Beer, with key selections from Capital and "The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte", this volume features an especially helpful introduction that serves as a guide to Marxist political and economic theory and to placing the specific writings in their contemporary setting. Included are a bibliography and list of important dates in the life of Karl Marx.

Public Domain (P)2014 Gildan Media LLC Classics Economics Political Science Politics & Government World Socialism Capitalism Liberalism Marxism Imperialism Soviet Union Taxation Middle Ages Economic Inequality
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Lots of interesting talking points about the inequality of wealth, the exploitation of the labourer by the ruling class, and potential ways to improve wealth distribution among the populace. As a philosophical document alone it is filled with unique thoughts and ideas, but not any I'd base running a nation from. My main problem is this manifesto refuses to acknowledge the reality that humans inherently have ambition and inherently want to have more than their neighbours. It also doesn't explain how removing the middle class now will stop another "middle layer" forming post-revolution. It's childish to think there won't always be someone at the top, who will always have their minion managers doing their bidding to ensure the new status quo remains in power, who in exchange for their commitment and loyalty to their new neo-Lords will receive perks and the benefits from which the bottom rung are excluded. Yes, we've replaced Serfs, Knights, and Lords with Proles, Bourgeoisie, and Elites, but this manifesto fails to explain what will stop the future from just becoming Factory Worker, Factory Manager, and Factory Owner (Government), which is essentially the same system we have had since the Medieval period albeit with a modern flare and some rebranding.

I also can't imagine a worse hell than wanting to be a certain profession while growing up only to be told you'll be a street sweeper because that's what the greater good needs most. Not to mention more generally if "removing" (read: eliminating) millions of people is the only way to achieve the alleged benefits of this manifesto, then it's not a manifesto worth following.

If you liked Animal Farm but stopped reading after the first few chapters, you will enjoy this book. Though if you do try and endure it, I recommend 1.3x speed as the narration is a little slow.

Mein Kampf for radical farmers

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This was simply too much for me, I managed ½ of it.... I think they are going for the record for saying "bourgeoisie"
Boring.

Too much for me.....

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I got this ages ago and didn't remember much about it. It is weird there are prefaces or that the book mentions Soviet Russia. Clad I can check the text online to verify that this indeed isn't the real manifesto.

I wanted the original, not capitalist propaganda. For that I can go anywhere else.

NOT the Communist Manifesto

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