We are all Marxists now
One of the fundamental tenets of Marxism is alive and well in some parts of the Republican/conservative parties.
Marx wrote that "Mankind's consciousness is determined by his economic and social conditions." I am paraphrasing, but as Marx wrote in German anyway and I can't read German, despite two years in high school, it would be a paraphrase anyway, as direct translation is usually unreadable, especially from the German. Anyway, what he is saying is, "It's the economy, stupid."
And that is the same thing the Republicans said this time around. They benefited from many voters' frustration with economic conditions, which are not even remotely addressed in the constitution.
True conservatives live by principles and say, "Our economic and social conditions are determined by our (cultural, spiritual, intellectual) consciousness."
Marx wrote that "Mankind's consciousness is determined by his economic and social conditions." I am paraphrasing, but as Marx wrote in German anyway and I can't read German, despite two years in high school, it would be a paraphrase anyway, as direct translation is usually unreadable, especially from the German. Anyway, what he is saying is, "It's the economy, stupid."
And that is the same thing the Republicans said this time around. They benefited from many voters' frustration with economic conditions, which are not even remotely addressed in the constitution.
True conservatives live by principles and say, "Our economic and social conditions are determined by our (cultural, spiritual, intellectual) consciousness."
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