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Old 11th June 2011, 02:44 PM   #430
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Originally Posted by I Ratant View Post
Marx came up with a (not original) idea.
It's imposition was horrific.
In the Jamestown Colony, Capt John Smith centuries earlier had a practical imposition... considering the "gentlemen adventurers" who infested the place, while searching for gold, and expecting special handling due to their status, Smith said... "If you don't work, you don't eat".
Leaving the choice to the individual.. it wasn't "if you don't work, we'll kill you", so typical of most of the philosophies the bottom-feeders like Marx come up with, when actually tried in real life.
Marx lived off others for most of life,while championing the workers.
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