The Communist Manifesto

I thought it would be something much larger, but it has a lot of good information in it.

Exactly what you think it is. Holds up well.

It is a book and does what a book should

Great read for the conscientious reader and thjnker

interesting read. actual form of the book is kind of annoying but still a nice read itself

It is widely known that communism is good on paper. Well now you can own it on paper, for a great price too. This is definitely a purchase that will bring attention to you in all the wrong reasons. Whether it’s strange looks while reading it in public or getting yourself on a federal list of potential spies. This is also a great joke for friends because who wouldn’t be surprised if they got a copy of the communist manifesto? Even if you are getting it to genuinely read it, it is a great price and good quality. I suggest this product.

Such bombastic claptrap. Would be comical if not responsible for so much murder and terror. It’s inexplicable how this slim treatise, bristling with contempt for people and closed-minded to the point it sounds like a parody, retains a shred of relevance today. Even if one sincerely wants to help “society” or the “working class” how can anyone ignore it’s proven track record and cite this with authority? How has it become possible people can say, “I’m a Marxist,” and not be shunned for inhumanity? I am honestly mystified by this. The great fault line in Western intellectual history and, increasingly, social history is the inexplicable ability of Marx to remain relevant. The shield of loving humanity, or your fellow, can't plausibly be wielded with socialism and Communism anymore, yet somehow it is, and its blood-splattered warriors are still out there swinging and, by appearances, convinced *they're* the good guys. Therefore, everyone should read “The Communist Manifesto.” It is a blueprint for totalitarianism, and many of the ills of the world can be laid on its head. The term “hate crime” is offensive, but if we’re going to have such a concept then Marxists should be indicted for it. As Borges contemptuously dismissed it, it seeks "reduce(s) the history of the universe to a sordid economic conflict." If the repercussions weren't so awful it would be dreary. Right at the time I finished re-reading "The Communist Manifesto" I see this tweet from a Chinese person: "Communists are always certain of themselves because their certainty is ideological, not factual—and ideology doesn’t require reality. Xi Van Fleet @XVanFleet" Right on.

First of all, like others before me, I consider having to pay for this printed manifesto as an action Karl Marx would strongly disagree with. Now to the review. No doubt a masterfully written very eloquent and deliberate presentation of Karl Marx’s version of communism. The communist manifesto starts out with a descriptionOf history and the development of the bourgeoisie As a revolution against feudalism. Then it moves into showing that the natural progression of this revolution is the revolution of the proletariat. The language here is quite beautifully written and laid out in a logical and easy to understand way. No doubt this manifesto was written for the proletariat. However, it was written while speaking to the bourgeoisie. What I find quite crafty and ingenious of the manifesto is how it interpret historical events and predict future events from the viewpoint of Carl Marx‘s version of what the proletariat future should be and what has happened to the proletariat in the past. He took known facts eloquently presented them, and skewed towards is on ideology and the plight of the proletariat of that time. Essentially make it quite difficult for the average man (the proletariat) to resist such Artful and master for writing. It is also clear that Carl Marx believe that all other “socialism” were incorrect and Are fallacious in their ideology and practices. Only Karl Marx (the German) Socialism is a true Socialism. Hidden in this argument is the complete omission of the fact that the “proletariat“ would have not gotten to the place they are and the level of development they are without the activities that has gone before them. No doubt things could’ve been better but what Karl Marx advocated to create that change, with hindsight we can see was utterly destructive. This wonderfully written and Beautifully crafted manifesto started out with the plight Of the “Proletariat” taking on the emotional appeal to the average man, letting him see that not only is his condition “dire” - leaving out the fact that his condition is significantly improved over hundreds of years ago - and that it is the bourgeoisie who is responsible. This opens up the way to propose violent reallocation of capital and land, and to erect the purest of totalitarian society. I am writing this review with the hindsight of history. Knowing that this entire framework was a disaster. And that it had not worked out in the past and it will not work in the present. No matter how it’s restructured and reformulated for “the times”. That being said however, had I lived Indy 19th century early 20th century with little knowledge of sound socioeconomic principles it is clear that I may not of been able to resist such artfully crafted and eloquently presented sociological an economical Framework. One that was so beautifully written and would’ve spoke directly to my soul, with the grandest of denouement. ““What do you have to lose but your chains. Workers of the world unite” (paraphrased). Caveat: three-star primarily because of how well the manifesto was written. Not for its ideologies. Otherwise, I would’ve gotten no stars.