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by apocalypstyx 2755 days ago
> all the implementations of Marxism

Saying Marxism is like saying Christian or intellectual property: they're only ever mashed together to profit someone. It's all one convenient blob, until it isn't.

> to still be able to achieve high positions in society, given talent and hard work.

This reminds me of the time Pat Robertson told a mother her child died because she hadn't prayed hard enough. It's a fundamentally tautological position.