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82. Marx and the First International | George Comninel & Karl Marx

Auxiliary Statements

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Is There a Political Working Class Movement?

It's funny isn't it reading that it's but it's clearly very clear to him. It's also written in the shadow of this long period of I guess working class retreat or the sort of lack of a sort of working class counter power since 1848. So it's interesting to sort of compare that situation to now right where you've got this protracted worsening of the lot of the working class. And there being a noticeable sort of like reaction of the political working class movement I suppose. That's why he jumps on to the first international international working men's association with such vigor.

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