Revisiting Marx

[DanaC]

Been meaning to share this for a while.

Few historical figures come with such heavy cultural baggage as Karl Marx. His face is used to illustrate the worst and the best of mankind by right and left respectively.

Here's a little history 'lecture' by comedian and tv presenter, Mark Steel. This is from a series he did called The Mark Steel Lectures, in which historical thinkers and actors are re-examined and presented in a fresh way. The lectures are well-researched, affectionate but also quite wry.

Given the role of Marx as bogeyman particularly in American culture (also the bogeyman of the left here too, but to a much lesser degree) I thought some of you Stateside dwellars might appreciate a new angle.