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1. As a lifelong Democrat, I have never once had anyone talk to me about Marx or suggest

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Wed Aug 2, 2023, 05:45 AM

Aug 2023

I read his Communist Manifesto. I know this and that about it because it's come up in history classes and documentaries, but that's all. I know way more about the Bible and I'm not a Christian.

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Why Fascists Call Their Enemies Communists Even If They Haven't Read Karl Marx? - Thom Hartmann [View all] Rhiannon12866 Aug 2023 OP

As a lifelong Democrat, I have never once had anyone talk to me about Marx or suggest brewens Aug 2023 #1

I'm not familiar with that, either, but then I'm careful about discussing my politics Rhiannon12866 Aug 2023 #2

There is nothing wrong reading about that stuff, and if you want to really understand Escurumbele Aug 2023 #3

Sun Tzu: "Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer." BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #5

Nostalgia. ChazInAz Aug 2023 #4

This kinda' defined fascism, and it's not a left/right problem, but power BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #6