>>Once again...socialism has NEVER been put into practice. The >>US >history books want you to believe that it has, but in >>reality those were dictatorships with a dictator attempting >>to use Marxist ideals to convert the masses.
>
>The principles of Socialism existed long
>before Marx stole the idea
>and laid claim to it.
>It was practiced, minus the
>restrictions of freedom throught the
>world, especially Afrika the founder
>of civilization.

Gravity existed before Newton too, it just didn't have a name.
Besides, Marx talks about past cultures and their transition from: primative communism to slavery to feudalism to capitalism to socialism and eventually communism. Even Africa has followed this path, albeit most of it was forced by Europeans.

*By the way, how much Marx and Engels have you read? You must be well versed to claim that their work was stolen.*


JMello

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