[independentmind]

I read about 2/3's of this and decided I need to read it when I am less tired. I do not understand the distinction the author is trying to make here:

Thus, liberalism and Marxism share a concern with the private, economic aspects of life and culture.

They both understand and analyze politics in terms of society and the economy.

Isn't an emphasis on the private and the social somewhat contradictory? Same goes for society and the economy.

[Askel5]

Contradictory? A bit muddled. You bet.

We're reading upside down, of course, but still ... you can hear the Truth ringing throughout.

Even if it's just telltale "turn of phrase" thing.

(That's one reason it was important to link the Sources which produce such strange fruit.)

For clarity's sake:

--- ** "The Combined Effect of Proletariat and Banker will be Formidable"** -- (Belloc, 1924)

--- (The Western Energy That Dethrones Tyrants)