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    6 months ago

    Lovely another way to penalise the poor

    Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary

    Karl Marx

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      Marx said things like that because he believed that his political and economic theories could only be implemented through violence. That statement was not intended as “workers should be able to protect themselves.” It meant “workers need to go out and proactively kill people.”

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        There are plenty of ways to interpret Marx’s writings, yours is certainly one of those ways.

        “By force if ‘necessary’” This part is an important distinction.