I think it remains a very well written pamphlet, written precisely for someone interested in communism. The opening paragraphs are excellent. The later sections about concrete proposals, yeah those are dated, but that’s not til after the evergreen parts.
People curious about communism need to be informed of two facts, firstly class society, secondly the historical fact of class society. Those points also haven’t changed so… I don’t think it needs to be modernized.
I definitely think there’s real merit to the Manifesto, but because the latter part is mainly talking about an old program that I think even Marx and Engels decided had some shortcomings, I think it might not be the best for directing the reader’s energy productively. Idk, it’s not terrible, it’s still a good thing to read, I just think it’s overrepresented is all.
I think it remains a very well written pamphlet, written precisely for someone interested in communism. The opening paragraphs are excellent. The later sections about concrete proposals, yeah those are dated, but that’s not til after the evergreen parts.
People curious about communism need to be informed of two facts, firstly class society, secondly the historical fact of class society. Those points also haven’t changed so… I don’t think it needs to be modernized.
I definitely think there’s real merit to the Manifesto, but because the latter part is mainly talking about an old program that I think even Marx and Engels decided had some shortcomings, I think it might not be the best for directing the reader’s energy productively. Idk, it’s not terrible, it’s still a good thing to read, I just think it’s overrepresented is all.