The Capitalist Who Funded the Manifesto's Author! 🤯

Observe the fascinating contradiction at the heart of revolutionary thought. The very man calling for the overthrow of factory owners and the profit motive was himself sustained by the wealth generated from those same Manchester cotton mills. A German businessman, Friedrich Engels, bankrolled Karl Marx's entire existence so he could pen his most scathing critiques. The ultimate irony plays out in how the Communist Manifesto came to be—a document born from comfortable patronage, not privation. This short explores the peculiar financial foundation supporting the philosophy that aimed to dismantle capitalism.
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