I imagine the “speaking in favour of imperialism” claim is probably regarding young Marx’s statements about how history is progressive and to get to communism you have to pass through capitalism and the imperial ventures in Africa were therefore “good” because they hoisted capitalism upon Africans. Not an entitely fair reading, and something the more mature Marx would definitely disagree with, but that’s how I could see somebody arriving at that statement.
Yeah sounds like they are quoting from his pre-Engels collaboration era.
Genuinely, I really hate people who only read Marx and don’t actually read Engels, when Engels was the one who really was able to hone Marx’s extremely keen intellect and voracious appetite for the truth away from just reversing Hegelian causality, and towards more journalistic and economic works. Like, Marx’s sudden shifts in thought don’t really make sense without Engels.
I imagine the “speaking in favour of imperialism” claim is probably regarding young Marx’s statements about how history is progressive and to get to communism you have to pass through capitalism and the imperial ventures in Africa were therefore “good” because they hoisted capitalism upon Africans. Not an entitely fair reading, and something the more mature Marx would definitely disagree with, but that’s how I could see somebody arriving at that statement.
Yeah sounds like they are quoting from his pre-Engels collaboration era.
Genuinely, I really hate people who only read Marx and don’t actually read Engels, when Engels was the one who really was able to hone Marx’s extremely keen intellect and voracious appetite for the truth away from just reversing Hegelian causality, and towards more journalistic and economic works. Like, Marx’s sudden shifts in thought don’t really make sense without Engels.