Brandon's Impotent Rage
3rd August 2013, 05:36
I'm sure some of you have already seen this, but for those who haven't it's a great way to explore Marx as a human being.
"Marx in Soho", a one-man show written by Howard Zinn.
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The premise is basically that Marx comes back from the dead to 'clear his name'.
Personally, I think that the way Zinn portrays Marx is probably pretty close to the reality. Marx comes off as a man with a good sense of humor, a curmudgeon's streak for complaining, a loving (if imperfect) husband and father and, over all, a man of intellect. He even starts off with telling the story of where the "I am not a marxist" quote comes from. He talks about Engels, his arguments with Bakunin (who he thought was a pig), and extraordinary and gifted daughter Eleanor, and how his wife Jenny was often his biggest supporter and his harshest critic.
We often forget that Marx was a human being. This just shows him to be a rather affable person, on top of being the godfather of modern socialism.
"Marx in Soho", a one-man show written by Howard Zinn.
i2baw7stI6U
The premise is basically that Marx comes back from the dead to 'clear his name'.
Personally, I think that the way Zinn portrays Marx is probably pretty close to the reality. Marx comes off as a man with a good sense of humor, a curmudgeon's streak for complaining, a loving (if imperfect) husband and father and, over all, a man of intellect. He even starts off with telling the story of where the "I am not a marxist" quote comes from. He talks about Engels, his arguments with Bakunin (who he thought was a pig), and extraordinary and gifted daughter Eleanor, and how his wife Jenny was often his biggest supporter and his harshest critic.
We often forget that Marx was a human being. This just shows him to be a rather affable person, on top of being the godfather of modern socialism.