This
is not Karl Marx's grave. It's a monument dedicated to
the Communist. His grave lies elsewhere in this cemetery.
Opposite it you can
find the grave of a chap named Spencer. Unsurprisingly,
this area is known as "Marx & Spencer".
The monument is ugly. It doesn't
fit the man whose ideas galvanised so many revolutions.
In "The Manifesto", he proposes that as long as you work
for a proprietor for a salary, you are a "waged labourer".
It doesn't matter if you are a doctor, a judge or a banker.
If you live on wages, you are a waged labourer.
Marx became a journalist because his
unorthodox views sidelined him from getting any other white-collared
jobs. Journalism gave him a chance. He didn't do it to get
freebies, to get a byline, or to get into PR. He had something
to say for the common people.
MORE ON THE EDITORS' SOJOURN
One
Man's Meat.... (December 2007)
Grafitti:
Creative Vandals (February 2007)
Seine
City (September
2007)
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