It may not have escaped some readers attention that Ghost of a Ne'er do Well has more than a passing interest in the politics of Human Emancipation and in particular the contribution made by a long deceased German Jew called Karl Marx towards that ultimate Humanist project. I discovered this interesting article by Professor Terry Eagleton from The Chronicle of Higher Education here:
http://chronicle.com/article/In-Praise-of-Marx/127027/
Maybe, over a couple of beers I'd like to challenge the esteemed Professor on one or two points of detail, in particular his use of the word 'Communist' to describe undemocratic State Capitalist Leninists in the 1920's. And his tacit acceptance of borders, the need for money and a lack of analysis of the nation state as one of the most fundamental tenets of capitalist society.
Nevertheless, any Socialist worth their salt should enjoy this piece of low-level academic Marxist rhetoric.
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