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Encyclopaedia of British Slave-ownership
Hey guys! While trolling the internet I came across this project called the Encyclopaedia of British Slave-ownership that a team from the University College London, led by Dr. Draper, is about to unveil tomorrow. It is a online database that details who … Continue reading
Mill, Marx, and Rosanna: Tyranny of the Majority
“Society can and does execute its own mandates: and if it issues wrong mandates instead of right, or any mandates at all in things with which it ought not to meddle, it practices a social tyranny more formidable than many … Continue reading
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Who is Marx Talking To?
Throughout the Communist Manifesto, it seems that Marx speaks to the proletariat. However, there are a few short passages where Marx switches and talks to some unnamed “you.” The first instance of this, on the bottom of page 23, is … Continue reading
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The Communist Manifesto: A Call to Arms?
What struck me most about reading the Communist Manifesto was the military diction that was employed throughout the document and that gives the feeling of a call to arms. In Chapter I of the Manifesto, the authors immediately set a … Continue reading
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