Starting at Kindle Location 359 Marx provides a summary of the major points of Communism. I am listing a few of them. Take a moment to scan through them and ask yourself, “How many of them are already in place?”
“1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
“2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
“3. Abolition of all right of inheritance.
“5. Centralisation (sic) of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
“6. Centralisation (sic) of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
“9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equable distribution of the population over the country.
“10. Free education for all children in public schools.”
It would seem that we are well down the road. Are you happy about that?
Marx, Karl. The Communist Manifesto, 1848, Project Gutenberg download
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Friday, October 22, 2021
Opus 2021-300: Book Review: The Communist Manifesto, part 8 of 9: A Summary in Karl’s Words
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Comments are welcome. Feel free to agree or disagree but keep it clean, courteous and short. I heard some shorthand on a podcast: TLDR, Too long, didn't read.