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[–] [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Also, are you saying that one can be a landlord while also being a communist?

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You could even own a factory.... Lol

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And at the same time write the most important communist piece in history!

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    But wouldn't owning factories make you a class traitor?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    The person I was aiming at is Engels, who came from a factory owning family. He did not technically completely own a factory (without going into too much details) but he was still born in a bourgeoisie family and profited off the labor of others. You could call Engels a class traitor for this but he still wrote some of the most important communist theory out there. Sometimes it's not that black and white.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    But wouldn't that make someone a class traitor?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I meant that isn't being a communist factory owner immoral?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Being a class traitor in the Marxist sense is understood to be good if they are betraying the Bourgeoisie. The position on the Left in general is siding with the Proletariet (workers) against the Bourgeoisie (the owners of the means of production)

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