Marxism
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Socialism’s Rise: Understanding Marx’s Influence
Americans Hate America VII Marxism, for all intents and purposes, is a pathogen as I discussed in earlier posts. As a pathogen, it produces germs. And germs began to mutate as resistance to it builds or adapts to its hosts. In the nineteenth century in Europe, different forms of socialism were on the march. Marxism… Continue reading
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Understanding Marxism: Its Evolution and Modern Interpretations
Americans Hate America VI Karl Marx developed the modern-day communistic theory based on two ideas. As highlighted in one of my previous posts, the dialectical and historical materialistic theory. He believed throughout history there were always three basic classes in society. The ruling class (landowners), the bourgeois (middle-class), and the proletarians (working-class). Marx believed his… Continue reading
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Understanding Marxism: The Cult-Disease of Ideological Control
What is a cult? That term seems to be loose, like a worm on a hook. For our use of the term, however, will just say the term cult means mind control and emotional manipulation. Continue reading
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America’s Shifting Morality: The Role of Marx and Darwin
Starting in the latter part of the nineteenth century two major influences changed the intellectual foundations of America and Europe. Charles Darwin significantly impacted America with his publication of On the Origin of Species, published in 1859. Similarly, Karl Marx’s writings, like the Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, were influential. Continue reading