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As a book that has influenced a lot of political/social/economic thought, I knew that I should read this and be aware of what is being taught in it by Marx. After reading it, doing some research, etc., I can safely say that the theory of Communism would never and has never worked. The idea that the proletariat can and should rise up against the upper class by violent revolution and that somehow they will abolish class by abdicating the power they have taken is silly. It just won't happen. People don't work that way.

That being said, this was a fairly easy read with some true economic principles that we see today (yes, even in the US of A!). Marx's style of prose is a little too wordy and convoluted for my taste, but I understand what he was saying.

A decent read, a terrible idea.

”Até hoje, a história de toda sociedade é a história das lutas de classes.”

o que nos resta é tomar os meios de produção

i didnt understand shit
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Alot of Communist gobble-de-guk
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too political :// 

(i read this for a course. not this version with the introduction, just rawdogged the original translated text. please don’t take me seriously)
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"a specter is haunting europe - the specter of communism"

one of the best introduction sentences ever. it really gives me the chills fr i love it
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