And what "connection" would that be, specifically? Come on, out with it. Tell us how Marx's statement actually holds water, and isn't just cheap rhetorical rationalization. We'll wait.
If NOW's founder had claimed that the Bible "contains the BASIS of natural history for our views" on abortion, would you beat Christians over the head with it until the end of time, or would you examine the claim to see whether it was cheap posturing which was full of crap first?
I'm one up on you here -- I *know* how Marx "explained" that statement. You don't. And I understand that his claiming evolution as the "basis" for his "natural history" is such a far reach as to be non-existent.
But hey, *you* know better than the rest of us, and you "know" that evolution and communism go hand-in-hand, right?
Spare me from the ignorant...
even though people on this forum have pointed them out including the ideas behind the theories.
Horse manure. Whining incorrectly about how they have "materialism" in common is hardly the same as actually making the case you describe.
I find the quote fascinating.
People are always fascinated by things they don't understand.
Marx considereed his theories an evolution in the world of capital which paralleled evolutionary theories in the natural world, thus the accolades for Darwin, a like-minded thinker.
No, he didn't, but thanks for sharing your false presumptions with us.
Easy to answer. Marx called Darwin's theory the basis for his idea. There's a connection right there. As to the interpretation as to what he meant exactly, I cannot guess. I only know that Marx himself claimed a connection.
Fascinating quote which I had not seen before today. I look forward to looking more into it in the future.