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That time when Marx speculated in the stock market with funds and stocks (lemmygrad.ml)

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https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Letter_from_Marx_to_Philips._June_25,_1864

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[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

If the money is used for the cause, why should we care if it comes from proletarians or wealthy people? The bolsheviks robbed banks at gunpoint with casualties, are we condemning them for that? It seems very pragmatic to me since they could fund their activities with that and ended up winning.

Obviously i don't advocate for it as an adventurist way to enrich oneself, but as a way to acquire funds for an organization.

[–] Kawasaki@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 15 hours ago

Obviously i don't advocate for it as an adventurist way to enrich oneself, but as a way to acquire funds for an organization.

Ohhh, that makes much more sense. I thought you were suggesting to bankrupt the ones who take part in crypto scams and take the money for ourselves. If it's for the party and cause, it's definitely fair game.