One of the earliest statements in The Communist Manifesto labels the entirety of history as oppressor vs. oppressed. There is only the oppressor, who wields the power, and the oppressed, the victim of the powerful. This premise is so weak, it’s astounding to me this philosophy ever gained enough ground that it should have had the power to extinguish over 100 million lives.
One of the earliest statements in The Communist Manifesto labels the entirety of history as oppressor vs. oppressed. There is only the oppressor, who wields the power, and the oppressed, the victim of the powerful. This premise is so weak, it’s astounding to me this philosophy ever gained enough ground that it should have had the power to extinguish over 100 million lives.