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PSUFAN wrote:that probably fueled his take on Jews...if it's true.

How very Phibes like, but more importantly, why would you say something so foolish? (Or are you trolling?)

Marx wasn't even raised Jewish as his father converted to keep his job as a lawyer (ironic huh?). Marx was equally critical of Christianity as well, heir Phibber leaves that part out of course. Marx's point was that Capitalism was bad (shocker right?) and Jews played a predominate role in banking & industry (cornerstones of capitalism). He equated religion and capitalism together, so it's pretty logical that a socialist would look down on them both.

mvscal wrote: Standards of living have declined in every single former imperial territory in Africa and the Middle East without exception.



Your imperialism excuse just doesn't hold water.

It's called "capital flight". And I'm afraid the rest is a racist myth, Mv.

The damage to these economies has been caused by things like international sanctions against Zimbabwe and have the very effect that was intended.

Do you really think that black people sit around next to a field with a sack of seeds wondering what to do with them? Do you really think they all wish that if only a white man would come along and show them what to do, everything would be OK?

Or do you think it’s more possible that a refusal to import things such as seed, fertiliser, pesticides, machinery spare parts etc. might have had anything at all to do with the current food shortages? Hmmmm?