Accusation of Marxism fly very easy in the political rhetoric nowadays. I made the following test so you can check your knowledge about Marxism. The right answers are at the end of the post. Guess who said these quotes:
I am not a Marxist.
A. Barack Obama or B. Karl Marx
Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.
A. Ben Bernanke or B. Karl Marx
Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.
A. Hillary Clinton or B. Karl Marx
The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.
A. Nobel Peace Prize Committee or B. Karl Marx
The worker of the world has nothing to lose, but their chains, workers of the world unite.
A. SEIU president Andy Stern or B. Karl Marx
Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.
A. Barney Frank or B. Karl Marx
The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain
A. Senate Health Care Bill or B. Karl Marx
The past lies like a nightmare upon the present.
A. Barack Obama talking about George W Bush or B. Karl Marx
I do not like money, money is the reason we fight.
A. Timothy Geithner or B. Karl Marx
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions
A. Stimulus Package or B. Karl Marx
If you answered to all these questions with B - congratulations - you were right.
If you answered to any of these questions with A - don’t worry - it is not your fault - they are hard to tell apart.
Karl Marx also said: Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.
I feel like I said enough. I will give you the last word. Lighten up. It is just a joke.









November 20th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Interesting post Ellie. Very clever. Karl Marx actually said some things that I actually agree with !
Whoda thought.
November 20th, 2009 at 6:24 am
There is a saying, Tim - if you read Marx you are a Marxist, if you understand Marx - you are a capitalist
November 20th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
This post brought to you by capitalism.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:53 am
Ryan, that is a good one
I would add “… and Al Gore, who invented the Internet… “