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Karl Marx, born on this day in 1818, was a foundational political theorist and journalist associated with the philosophy of Marxism.

Among Marx's best-known texts are the "The Communist Manifesto" and the three-volume "Das Kapital", in which he set out to define and explain the behavior of the capitalist mode of production.

Marx's political and philosophical thought have had enormous influence on subsequent intellectual, economic and political history, and his name has been used as an adjective, a noun, and a school of social theory.

Marx's critical theories about society, economics and politics - collectively understood as Marxism - hold that human societies develop through class conflict. In capitalism, this manifests itself in the conflict between the ruling classes (known as the bourgeoisie) that control the means of production, and the working classes (known as the proletariat) that enable these means by selling their labor power in return for wages.

Employing a critical approach known as historical materialism, Marx concluded that, like previous socio-economic systems, capitalism produced internal tensions which would lead to its self-destruction and replacement by a new system known as socialism.

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 12 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Visited the palace for an invitation thing and got within like 15m of the king in his back garden yesterday.

The buffet was shit. I've had better sandwiches. The desserts and sweets were good though.

[–] durruticore@hexbear.net 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Like, the british king?

That's wild, you're probably the communist that has gotten the closest to him

Also, you could've done something really funny dean-smile

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

No waaaaay there's definitely been others.

I have pictures I'm not sure if I should share them though. Maybe in a post this week.

Also, you could've done something really funny

What would it achieve though? Can't think of anything other than it being really really funny.

I was too distracted by the sandwich fillings anyway, you ever seen a peas, broad bean and mint puree sarnie with egg mayo? lmao