[T.L.Sink]

I first became aware of the vehement racism and anti-Semitism of Marx and Engels when I read a book by Edward Hallett Carr of Cambridge University (Karl Marx: A Study in Fanaticism). The 11th chapter was entitled The "Jewish Nigg--" taken from what Marx called a rival. The late (d.1982) E.H. Carr was probably the greatest historian of Marxism in the 20th century, beginning with his 14 volume history of the Soviet Union. I've posted this because, I believe, the far-Left of today has inherited the Marxist legacy of hatred and intolerance. They are the ultimate hypocrites for professing what they neither believe nor practice. As one historian put it, Marx didn't love the proletariat; he just hated the bourgeoisie. I think that mentality still serves as the motive-force for most of the Left.

[GOP Poet]

Great summary. Thanks for posting this Correspondence as well.

[TheThinker]

Thank you. It's always better to learn about history from the source.

You can better judge motivations and beliefs behind the actions of historical figures.

[allmost]

Harsh stuff. Engles and marx combined. Can you feel the leftist love?

[Frantzie]

Sounds like the 78% of liberal Jews who voted for the Second coming of Allah/Muhammed in telepropmpter form.

Hussein could via live CNN/MSNBC coverage in Tehran with Akmadimijad (spelling??) - pres the button to launch nukes to wipe Israel off the map.

Liberal American Jews would blame Bush while MSNBC/CNN anchors would be breathless at Obama’s bold “initiative.” Jimmy Carter would be interviewed claiming that now there could finally be peace in the Middle East.

[Terabitten]

99.999% of pre-1900 personal correspondence is horrifically racist by modern standards.

[jongaltsr]

Rule #1 when dealing with people who want to control ANY group of people. They themselves are flaming racists.

What they “mean” when they say that they want equality is that they want equality for “Their chosen”. The rest are merely niggers, Jews, Jew-like etc.

Rule #2 when they give rights to the “lower classes” it means that they are to be controlled, kept separate, educated only for (specific - non desired jobs), and never given full rights and privileges.

[AmericanVictory]

It’s sort of like those blacks who rush to buy all those T-shirts featuring the racist Che.

[Fractal Trader]

Marx may have been a self-hating anti-Semite, but the effect of his works was quite profoundly Jewish. If you look at the membership of the Bolsheviks, their central committee consisted of 90 per cent plus Jewish members. Lenin and a host of other key early Soviet officials were Jewish. I don’t really buy the anti-Semitic angle of the article.