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quenchgum's review against another edition
My opinions on this can in no way be captured in a starred rating!
jonaske's review against another edition
4.25
Ich ziehe mir hier eine Bewertung aus dem Hut ehrlich gesagt.
Natürlich ist das Buch stark in die Jahre gekommen und einige ihrer Punkte haben sich so definitiv nicht bestätigt.
Allerdings sieht man glaube ich auch heute noch wie das Kapital und die Ungleichverteilung dessen eines der, wenn nicht das größte Problem unserer Erde sind, da nahezu alle Probleme auf dieses eine zurückzuführen sind.
Großes Problem an dem Buch: Es ist überhaupt nicht barrierefrei. Da ich das immer wieder an Sachbüchern kritisiere und meine Wertigkeit derer stark davon abhängt, muss ich es auch hier einbeziehen. Ja, es ist ein Manifest, theoretisch eine Art „Parteibuch“, aber es ist trotzdem sehr schwer leserlich.
Aber grundsätzlich sind die Lehren dieses Werks unfassbar wertvoll und eine absolute Empfehlung für alle linken Menschen es mindestens einmal intensiv gelesen und sich damit beschäftigt zu haben
Natürlich ist das Buch stark in die Jahre gekommen und einige ihrer Punkte haben sich so definitiv nicht bestätigt.
Allerdings sieht man glaube ich auch heute noch wie das Kapital und die Ungleichverteilung dessen eines der, wenn nicht das größte Problem unserer Erde sind, da nahezu alle Probleme auf dieses eine zurückzuführen sind.
Großes Problem an dem Buch: Es ist überhaupt nicht barrierefrei. Da ich das immer wieder an Sachbüchern kritisiere und meine Wertigkeit derer stark davon abhängt, muss ich es auch hier einbeziehen. Ja, es ist ein Manifest, theoretisch eine Art „Parteibuch“, aber es ist trotzdem sehr schwer leserlich.
Aber grundsätzlich sind die Lehren dieses Werks unfassbar wertvoll und eine absolute Empfehlung für alle linken Menschen es mindestens einmal intensiv gelesen und sich damit beschäftigt zu haben
that_geeky_girl's review against another edition
2.0
Though I did not comprehend it fully, as far as I can understand :
1. Abolition of private property, 2. Heavy Income Tax 3. Abolition of Right to Inheritance 3. Confiscate rebel's properties 4. State monopoly in banking? 5. State-controlled education and transport/communication.
Yup sounds like a dystopian society to me. Even though I don't agree with the principles, such an instigating book.
1. Abolition of private property, 2. Heavy Income Tax 3. Abolition of Right to Inheritance 3. Confiscate rebel's properties 4. State monopoly in banking? 5. State-controlled education and transport/communication.
Yup sounds like a dystopian society to me. Even though I don't agree with the principles, such an instigating book.
iainiainiainiain's review against another edition
5.0
I reread this as part of Red Book Day.
It's a mindblowing work in how applicable it feels to 2021 as it did to 1848, which I'm sure has been the case for everyone reading it, in ever year, since it's publication. It's also very packed full of information in it's 50 pages. Marx & Engels lay out the class structure forming at that time which we've come to know so well, wage labour and capital, the development of history through class struggle, and the ideas and demands of a communist society. A reasonable portion is dedicated to discussing the prevailing Utopian/bourgeois socialisms of the time which will certainly lose some people but are still pretty relevant today.
The best thing about it is how the criticisms Marx & Engels respond to in this work are exactly the same common, dull criticisms levelled at communism/socialism today: You want to abolish freedom! You want to abolish the family! You want to abolish nationality, human nature, hard work etc etc. And their responses are as good as any in deconstructing these still constantly repeated sound bites.
Written when both Marx & Engels were still in their 20s and at 173 years old it's still so full of life and relevance and imagination. The book has transformed the lives of billions of people and will transform billions more.
It's a mindblowing work in how applicable it feels to 2021 as it did to 1848, which I'm sure has been the case for everyone reading it, in ever year, since it's publication. It's also very packed full of information in it's 50 pages. Marx & Engels lay out the class structure forming at that time which we've come to know so well, wage labour and capital, the development of history through class struggle, and the ideas and demands of a communist society. A reasonable portion is dedicated to discussing the prevailing Utopian/bourgeois socialisms of the time which will certainly lose some people but are still pretty relevant today.
The best thing about it is how the criticisms Marx & Engels respond to in this work are exactly the same common, dull criticisms levelled at communism/socialism today: You want to abolish freedom! You want to abolish the family! You want to abolish nationality, human nature, hard work etc etc. And their responses are as good as any in deconstructing these still constantly repeated sound bites.
Written when both Marx & Engels were still in their 20s and at 173 years old it's still so full of life and relevance and imagination. The book has transformed the lives of billions of people and will transform billions more.
bustyphillips's review against another edition
5.0
i re-read this today while listening to Kim Petras' new album, "Clarity."
make of that what you will, but this is the definitive description of my year.
make of that what you will, but this is the definitive description of my year.