Comments on: Marx and Genetic Inheritance http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/10/marx-and-genetic-inheritance/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Bret Lythgoe http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/10/marx-and-genetic-inheritance/#comment-14725 Bret Lythgoe Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:08:28 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=9093#comment-14725 Karl Marx, asserted, remarkably, that communism constituted a social system that would inexorably flow, through certain stages. And, we would inevitably wind up at the "highest stage, communism, after all the hard work, of rebellion, and dictatorship of the prolietariat, had paved the way for it. One wee little problem though. This never materialized. It's completely incongruent with human nature, therefore, it has to be forced on others. So it's understanable, that professed communist dictators would be nepotists, of the most extreme form, because the dictatorship is forced on the people, not elected, and who's most likely to share the dictators views, to carry on the terror? His son. Karl Marx, asserted, remarkably, that communism constituted a social system that would inexorably flow, through certain stages. And, we would inevitably wind up at the “highest stage, communism, after all the hard work, of rebellion, and dictatorship of the prolietariat, had paved the way for it. One wee little problem though. This never materialized.

It’s completely incongruent with human nature, therefore, it has to be forced on others. So it’s understanable, that professed communist dictators would be nepotists, of the most extreme form, because the dictatorship is forced on the people, not elected, and who’s most likely to share the dictators views, to carry on the terror? His son.

]]> By: halflight http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/10/marx-and-genetic-inheritance/#comment-14719 halflight Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:35:37 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=9093#comment-14719 You would have enjoyed the dialogue I had with a Chinese student who tried to convince me that the PRC was a "democratic dictatorship", as if such a thing could exist. Surreal. You would have enjoyed the dialogue I had with a Chinese student who tried to convince me that the PRC was a “democratic dictatorship”, as if such a thing could exist. Surreal.

]]> By: Hunter Baker http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/10/marx-and-genetic-inheritance/#comment-14718 Hunter Baker Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:15:38 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=9093#comment-14718 I feel better now. I feel better now.

]]> By: Jeremy Pierce http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/10/marx-and-genetic-inheritance/#comment-14699 Jeremy Pierce Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:31:47 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=9093#comment-14699 Raoul has actually been heavily involved from the beginning, though, so the two cases aren't quite parallel. Raoul has actually been heavily involved from the beginning, though, so the two cases aren’t quite parallel.

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