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Fun little biography of Marx

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[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is an enjoyable read, thanks for sharing. Like cozying up for story time from grandpa.

I like this part

"Ach, what a glorious time we had on that journey to Brussels! Sometimes Karl and Engels would talk seriously about the great cause, and I just listened and kept my mouth shut while my ears were wide open. At other times they would throw off their seriousness as a man throws off a coat, and then they would tell stories and sing songs, and of course I joined in. People say—people that never knew the real Karl—that he was gloomy and sad, that he couldn't smile. I suppose that is because they never saw the simple Karl that I knew and loved, but only Marx, the great leader and teacher, with a thousand heavy problems burdening his mind. But the Marx that I knew—my friend Karl—was human, boy, very human. He could sing a song, tell a good story, and enjoy a joke, even at his own expense."

[–] ComradeRat@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

Im glad you liked it heart-sickle