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On building the polemic, continued

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Mike

While reviewing one of Marx’s seminal works, The Civil War in France, I was reminded of his exceptional skill in in the art of polemical critique as I read his assessment of French “statesman” Louis Adolphe Thiers: A master in … Continue reading →

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On Building the Polemic

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Mike

You don’t have to be a Marxist to appreciate the fact that few people have ever been so skilled at building polemic arguments as V.I. Lenin.  Consider this passage from his 1915 work New Data on the Laws Governing the … Continue reading →

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