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karl marx: fetish of the angry hebrew prophet
The many faces of Karl Marx. Prophet, historian, journalist,revolutionary, philosopher and attentive papa. All these faces were his, and one other: the romantic idealist exhorting man to triumph over the things he manufactures… …Of course “Capital,” was, for all Marx’s … Continue reading
karl marx: conspiracy weary
…Karl Marx’s irritability was undoubtedly exasperated by persistent ill health. When writing “Capital” he was severely troubled with hemorrhoids. As he wrote plaintively to Engels, “to finish I must at least be able to sit down,” adding grimly, “I hope … Continue reading
karl marx: family values
Karl Marx a man with a cheery, gay, soul, engaging in horse-play and telling fantastic stories in the manner of E.T.A Hoffmann; a man brimming over with humour, gentleness, kindness and patience? (see link at end)…The first genius of the … Continue reading
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Tagged E.T.A. Hoffmann, First Workers' International, John Forbes poetry, John Gay Photographer, Karl Marx in London, Karl Marx Memorial Highgate Cemetery, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marxism, Mikhail Bakunin, Wilhelm Liebknecht
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karl marx:the second as farce
…The spectacle of the great Napoleon’s nephew stepping into his uncle’s boots offered opportunities that Marx was not the man to miss. The note is stuck in the first sentence: “Hegel’s remarks somewhere that all facts and personages of great … Continue reading
marx: only theft can still save property
…The detailed analyses of the failure of the recent revolutions on the Continent… …It is the last that, together with the economic sections of “Capital,” establishes Marx as a great historian-probably, in terms of sheer intellectual power and penetration, the … Continue reading
terrorism: getting to the verbal convention
…A comparison of two famous acts of terrorism underscores the difference, and at the same time illuminates its nature. The first case is that of Vera Zasulich, an idealistic young Russian socialist who, in January, 1878, shot and seriously wounded … Continue reading
karl and herbie
It’s an odd juxtaposition to be sure. Karl Marx and Walt Disney. Both probably are able some posit some form of historical progressivism but is it possible the Disney Corporation and Marx are somehow complicit in our current state when … Continue reading
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Tagged D.H. Lawrence, herbie goes bananas, Jonathan Goldstein, Karl Marx, Marxism, phil patton
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orational arts: convincing the young turks of legitimacy
Thebeginning of the twentieth century in Russia saw Trotsky spending two years in various prisons before being sentenced to exile in Siberia. After another two years he escaped, getting away from Siberia on a false passport, in which he had … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandra sokolovskaya, bertrand patenaude, isaac deutscher, joseph heath, jurgen habermas, Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, Marxism, peter taaffe, Robert Capa, Sergei Eisenstein, sergei eisenstein october, tariq ali trotsky, Thorstein Veblen
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uhhmm…ommm…and deceptive bends
American popular culture, true to form, has been able to commercialize and monetize Yoga; disengaging it from its Hindu spiritual roots and transforming it into a leisure past-time and hobby where it is placed on the rack or shelf, and … Continue reading
FRANKLY MR. SHANKLY: I’d Rather Be Reified
Frankly Mr. Shankly, I’d rather be famous than righteous or holy, any day….. and so Morrissey sang with the Smiths. Frankly, Mr Shankly, this position I’ve held it pays my way and it corrodes my soul I want to leave … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Wilder, Byron, Erik Estrada, Hegel Philosopher, Ian Fraser, James Ensor, John Keats, Karl Marx, Keats, Linda Evangelista, Lord Byron, Lukacs, Marxism, Maurizio Cattelan, Morrissey, Robert Fulford, Stefan Edlis, The Smiths, Theodor Adorno, Tom Cruise, Walter Benjamin
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