http://www.qando.net/ - Marx - yeah, that’s the ticket (update)

Sales of Kart Marx’s “Das Capital” have soared in Germany as a consequence of the financial crisis reported on Tuesday editor Jrn Schtrumpf from the newspaper "Neue Ruhr/Rhein Zeitung" (NRZ).

"Marx is back and is fashionable again”, said Schtrumpf, director of publishers Karl-Dietz form Berlin.

I've often commented on the short memory the public normally demonstrates. Apparently the lessons of the Wall and East Germany and the reason for them have already faded from some memories.

UPDATE: And apparently some Americans don't want to be left out of the rush back to Marx either.

But American communists think that the collapse of Wall Street and huge disillusionment among the public with the economy has put them on a roll.

"We receive more and more phone calls, we have more inquiries from people, we see an increase in interest," Della Piana said. "We hope to be part of the discussion. I can see a role for the Communist Party in this next period."

"The crisis' number one lesson: the market cannot regulate itself," he said. "Otherwise it goes out of control."

Unfortunately (but as expected) the CPUSA has accepted the spin that is being given this crisis and, as you'd expect, are going to exploit it.

I hate to burst their bubble, but I'm afraid I don't see a "role" for the Communist party in this "next period". However, I certainly do expect to see some of its most cherished ideals given a hearing and a possible test drive if a Pelosi/Reid/Obama triumvirate is calling the shots.

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